Though its immigrant deportation relief efforts have been put on hold, the Obama administration continues to carry out its policy of detaining Central American immigrant children and families apprehended at the border. Attorneys for the detainees recently took legal action to address harsh conditions at the government's privately-managed family detention centers.
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A protest earlier this year outside an immigrant detention center in Karnes County, Texas. A legal motion filed this month seeks to force the Department of Homeland Security to enforce basic standards at the privately-run facility. (Photo by WeAreUltraviolet via Flickr.)
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<p>A protest earlier this year outside an immigrant detention center in Karnes County, Texas. A legal motion filed this month seeks to force the Department of Homeland Security to enforce basic standards at the privately-run facility. (Photo by WeAreUltraviolet <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/79559505@N06/16343551581">via Flickr</a>.)</p>