Lawyer: I released judge’s words to protect my clients in family detention

By Franco Ordoñez - McClatchy Washington Bureau Bryan Johnson signed a confidentiality agreement. But the New York immigration lawyer, retained as a legal consultant for negotiators locked in high-level talks…

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Negotiations extended on family detention

By Franco Ordoñez - McClatchy Washington Bureau Lawyers negotiating the future of the Obama administration's family detention program agreed late Friday to extend talks until June 12. Read more here:…

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Woman and her children mark a year in immigration lockup

By Franco Ordoñez - McClatchy Washington Bureau One year locked up with her children. For Claudia, 33, it’s meant celebrating her daughter’s 5th birthday under the watchful eye of guards…

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Judge silences legal negotiations on migrant family detention

By Franco Ordoñez - McClatchy Washington Bureau A federal judge in California has imposed a written gag order for lawyers who are negotiating the fate of the Obama administration’s family…

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