Talks over detention of immigrant families abandoned

BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ fordonez@mcclatchydc.com Secret talks over the fate of the Obama administration’s family detention program have broken down, meaning a federal judge will rule on when and how migrant…

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Deported mom, child flown back to U.S. from Guatemala

BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ fordonez@mcclatchydc A 34-year-old deported mother and daughter whom a federal court ordered returned to the United States were placed back in a Pennsylvania detention center for several…

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Family detention negotiations extended a third time

BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ McClatchy Washington Bureau Lawyers in talks over the Obama administration’s family detention policy have agreed to extend discussions for a third time. Department of Justice officials are…

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Mothers’ proposal on family detention divides advocacy groups

BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ The Obama administration has conceded that it must curtail long-term detention of migrant mothers and children. But officials may have to go even further if government lawyers…

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U.S. says it will end long-term detention of immigrant families

By Franco Ordoñez - McClatchy Washington Bureau The Obama administration on Wednesday said it’s abandoning its controversial practice of detaining immigrant mothers and children who’ve established their fear of persecution…

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Court orders feds to find and return deported

By Franco Ordoñez - McClatchy Washington Bureau A U.S. Court of Appeals judge has ordered U.S. officials to intercept a mother and her 12-year-old daughter on plane Friday being deported…

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