Trump to Withdraw From "Flores" Protections to Detain Families Indefinitely

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[Read the Article at The American Prospect]( Help us maintain a viable and powerful alternative to commercial media. Support Truthout's independent, nonprofit journalism with a tax-deductible donation. [Donate Now]( [Trump to Withdraw From Flores Protections to Detain Families Indefinitely]( Candice Bernd, Truthout: This week, the Trump administration announced plans to withdraw from the federal consent decree that has governed detention standards for child migrants since 1997. The move is aimed at getting around limits for incarcerating minors in family immigration jails indefinitely. Meanwhile, a legal battle is playing out in Texas to prevent family detention jails from being licensed as child care facilities. 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In response, Indigenous authorities throughout Guatemala are calling for the anti-corruption commission to stay and branch out to investigate corruption networks of officials, military personnel and companies operating in Indigenous territories. [Read the Article]( [New Documents Appear to Show Kavanaugh Lied Under Oath Multiple Times]( Jake Johnson, Common Dreams: A flurry of new documents and emails released on Thursday by Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Patrick Leahy appear to show President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath during hearings for his nomination to the US Court of Appeals in 2004 and 2006. 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