SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- In what migrant advocates are calling "a major victory for the rights and dignity of immigrant children," a federal court struck down the Trump's administration's bid to end a law that mandates children held in federal custody be housed in humane and safe conditions.

The Flores Agreement of 1997, requires the federal government to treat children in immigration custody humanely, hold them in the least restrictive settings, prioritize release to family, and provide access to basic necessities such as clean water, food, medical care, and safe, sanitary living conditions.

Last Friday, a judge ruled that children, whether accompanied by their families or arriving alone, are entitled to these basic human rights and blocked the government from detaining children ind

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