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Family Detention and Human Rights

The expansion of family detention under Obama prompted legal challenges, congressional scrutiny, and sustained criticism from immigrant rights groups who argued family detention violated Flores standards and human rights norms.

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Obama created the first detention centers for children in the USA

The claim that “ created the first detention centers for children in ” is inaccurate: detention of immigrant children and families predates the Obama presidency, but the Obama administration significa...