Breaking News: A new Trump administration rule would allow the U.S. to indefinitely detain families who cross the border illegally, abolishing a 20-day limit.

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BREAKING NEWS A new Trump administration rule would allow the U.S. to indefinitely detain families who cross the border illegally, abolishing a 20-day limit. Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:33 AM EST The Trump administration introduced a regulation that would allow it to detain migrant families at the border indefinitely, replacing a decades-old court agreement that imposed a limit on how long the government could hold migrant children in custody and specified the level of care they must receive. Read More »

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