Judge Orders New Watchdogs for Migrant Kids | San Diego News

A federal judge in Los Angeles has slapped the Trump administration with fresh oversight after years of trying to scrap the Flores settlement — a decades-old agreement that protects migrant children in custody. Naming a special master and independent monitor over government objections, Judge Dolly M. Gee slammed the administration for ignoring history and misreporting how long kids are detained, while detainees report inedible food, poor medical care, and even disturbing staff behavior. The judge called the government’s cost-shifting attempt “absurd” and rejected their excuses for inflating detention times — pointing out the settlement’s original five-day limit and the government’s own request for a 20-day cap. This new layer of scrutiny adds urgency to a case already fraught with violations and broken promises. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0e74d4d893916dda