Donald Trump Moves to Extend Detention Period for Migrant Children

Washington: US President Donald Trump has proposed to indefinitely extend the detention period for undocumented migrant children by abandoning a judicial agreement establishing a limit of 20 days after being apprehended. The government initiative would entail ending the so-called Flores Settlement, approved in 1997 and setting a limit of 20 days as the maximum period authorities may detain children entering the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement on Thursday.

The decision seeks to respond to the problems facing the administration as a result of the controversial “zero tolerance” policy pushed by the Justice Department, which had allowed the separation of immigrant families detained at the border with Mexico, reports Efe news. (IANS)