California judge awards over $1 million to 2 U.S. citizen children held in CBP custody
A federal judge in California awarded over $1 million to two children siblings who were held by Customs and Border Protection in 2019 even though the siblings are U.S. citizens, court records show.
Most of that amount went to the sister, then 9, who was held in custody for around 34 hours after she and her 14-year-old brother were stopped while using the San Ysidro border crossing from Mexico to California.
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Friday awarded $1.1 million to the sister;…