A disturbing humanitarian crisis is unfolding inside US immigration detention centres, where children are reportedly denied medical care and forced to fight over drinking water. Recent court filings reveal 90 harrowing testimonies from families held in detention, exposing widespread neglect and igniting debate over the Trump administration's immigration policies.
The revelations have renewed scrutiny of the Flores Settlement Agreement—a 1997 court decision mandating safe, sanitary and humane conditions for migrant children in federal custody. It also limits detention in unlicensed facilities to 20 days. However, the Trump administration is seeking to terminate the agreement, enabling indefinite family detention.
