During Title 42, unaccompanied children were held in hotels by contractors (e.g., Hampton Inn) before expulsion attempts

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Associated Press reporting in July and August 2020, along with litigation by the Texas Civil Rights Project, revealed DHS contractors held migrant children, some as young as 1, in hotels (including Hampton Inns) without standard child‑welfare protections under the Title 42 expulsion policy. Court-appointed monitors documented these practices. Court action subsequently limited the practice, and children were transferred into ORR custody.

Sources & Citations

[1] Flores v. Garland - Ninth Circuit Opinion · Jan 29, 2021 Tier 1

[2] Order re Government's Treatment of Minors in Hotels · Sep 4, 2020 Tier 2

[3] US detained migrant children in hotels, then expelled them · Aug 10, 2020 Tier 1

[4] FRONTLINE: Children at the Border - Hotel Detention Investigation · Aug 20, 2020 Tier 1

[5] Investigation Reveals MVM Inc. Detained Children in Hotels · Aug 10, 2020 Tier 2

[6] Before Covid-19 Border Expulsions, Children Were Held in Hotels by Contractors · Aug 16, 2020 Tier 1

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The Cascade Ledger. “During Title 42, unaccompanied children were held in hotels by contractors (e.g., Hampton Inn) before expulsion attempts.” The Capture Cascade Timeline, July 1, 2020. https://capturecascade.org/event/2020-07-01--hampton-inn-secret-detention/