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Over 100 judges have ruled against the Trump administration's mandatory detention policy, which the administration claims is a legal interpretation to enhance national security, but courts have rejected it as unlawful and inconsistent with longstanding legal standards, citing its impact on families and legal rights.
The mother of an 8-year-old migrant girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody last week requested medical aid at least three times the day her sick daughter was pronounced dead at a Texas hospital, government officials said Sunday. The girl, who was born with a heart condition, died on May 17 after experiencing a medical emergency inside a Border Patrol station in Harlingen, Texas. The family was detained in Border Patrol facilities for over a week, despite internal rules that instruct agents to hold migrants for no longer than three days. The agency is investigating the girl's death.