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Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention

After reviewing claims of persistent safety and sanitary failures, the court named two experts to monitor detention conditions across several facilities.

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Detainees held at the South Texas Family Residential Center waved signs during a demonstration in Dilley, Texas, in January.
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Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S.

The arrangement is one of the largest known deals that the Trump administration has struck to expel migrants who cannot be sent back to their home countries.

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The first group of 20 deportees is expected to arrive in Liberia on Thursday, the country’s government said in a statement. It asserted that its agreement with the United States was “not a transaction with a quid pro quo.”
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Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent

A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas at an event in Kerrville in July.
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