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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Migrants v. family separation

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A federal judge in New Mexico allowed a Honduran migrant family’s claims to proceed against the U.S. and the contractor behind a migrant detention center over alleged mistreatment and impermissible family separation policies. The forum is not inconvenient and the court has subject-matter jurisdiction over the claims.

Read the ruling here.

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