Human Rights Watch Submits Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding the Detention of Children and Families

Expand A girl stands in the lobby of the Adelanto immigration detention center, in Adelanto, California, U.S., April 13, 2017. © 2017 Reuters The following are Human Rights Watch’s comments in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule, “Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children,” published September 7, 2018 (DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002). Human Rights Watch expresses strong opposition to the proposed rule to amend regulations relating to the apprehension,…

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