During Title 42, unaccompanied children were held in hotels by contractors (e.g., Hampton Inn) before expulsion attempts
Associated Press reporting in July and August 2020, along with litigation by the Texas Civil Rights Project, revealed DHS contractors held migrant children, some as young as 1, in hotels (including Hampton Inns) without standard child‑welfare protections under the Title 42 expulsion policy. Court-appointed monitors documented these practices. Court action subsequently limited the practice, and children were transferred into ORR custody.
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Sources (6)
- Flores v. Garland - Ninth Circuit Opinion (2021-01-29)
- Order re Government's Treatment of Minors in Hotels (2020-09-04)
- US detained migrant children in hotels, then expelled them (2020-08-10)
- FRONTLINE: Children at the Border - Hotel Detention Investigation (2020-08-20)
- Investigation Reveals MVM Inc. Detained Children in Hotels (2020-08-10)
- Before Covid-19 Border Expulsions, Children Were Held in Hotels by Contractors (2020-08-16)
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