#DonaldTrump #lies to #Rally #crowd: falsely #claiming #TimWalz let the #Minesotta “#kidnap #children to #change their #gender”.

The #law they're referring to prevents #Redstate #courts from #removing #custody from a supportive #parent because they #allowed their #kid to get perfectly #legal #genderaffirmingcare.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/donald-trump-lies-to-crowd-tim-walz-let-the-state-kidnap-children-to-change-their-gender/

…[The #children’s lawyers] argued [those] who were not yet formally processed deserve the same safe & sanitary housing as those in ofcl #custody, since they are forbidden from moving from the camps & have no way of going back over the #border.
…#DOJ argued that bc the children had not yet been formally taken into custody by #USCBP, they were not obligated to provide such service.
#law #immigration
https://youthlaw.org/sites/default/files/2024-04/ORDER%20-%20Motion%20to%20Enforce%20%28OADS%29.pdf

The judge cited #BorderPatrol #control over minors’ ability to leave sites —& their #power to affect whether the #children have #access to #aid & #medical treatment….

“The ability to exercise discretion over, & make decisions affecting, a child’s #health & #welfare is indicative of maintaining #legal custody of the child, regardless of whether that decision is to provide or withhold care,” the 12-pg order read. “Juveniles, unlike adults, are always in some form of #custody.”

During the hot desert days, #dehydration & heat stroke have become common, acc/to #aid groups, & nighttime temps, wind & rain are creating conditions ripe for #hypothermia. #Doctors are particularly concerned about those elements for #children, since many have lower body fat than adults & may be #malnourished from their journeys.
The govt had argued that the #children were not yet in #US #custody so it had no obligation to provide services [what now?]
#law #immigration #humanitarian #HumanRights