Many migrant families, some with children, are being kept in border detention facilities under jail-like conditions amid the Trump administration's ongoing crackdown.

Some of the families that are being kept in these environments spend days, sometimes weeks, in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The current situation was revealed by interviews that were conducted by attorneys working with immigrant advocacy groups.

The records of the interviews were submitted in federal court on Tuesday and reveal details of families who are detained in border facilities this year. These particular infrastructures were not designed to house these individuals for prolonged periods.

The increased number of detainees and the extended time they are being kept comes amid a steep drop in migrant crossings. It has raised concerns among attorneys who argue that the CBP's facilities are not properly equipped to care for these people, particularly kids.

The latest court filings are part of a decades-long legal agreement governing the conditions for migrant children who are in the custody of the government. The motion filed on Tuesday requests the CBP to put an end to the detention of children for extended periods in poor conditions, according to CNN.

Additionally, attorneys are requesting the agency to provide more precise data after the discovery of recent discrepancies. The motion said that CBP holds kids in very harsh conditions and are kept in facilities, such as ports of entry (POE), for extended periods despite being designed for only hours of holding.

Attorneys argued that children are more vulnerable to the trauma that results from the confusion, cruelty, and deprivation that is endemic to CBP custody. The case comes as the 1997 Flores settlement requires the government to release children from custody without unnecessary delay to sponsors, such as parents or adult relatives.

The situation comes as President Donald Trump is cracking down on immigration and previous. The detention of parents with their children occurred during the Obama and first Trump administrations before being abolished in Joe Biden's presidency, NBC News reported.

The Biden administration allowed undocumented immigrant families to go through the system and stay in the United States. During this time, the head of the household would be enrolled in a geolocating monitoring program.

Now, the Trump administration brought the old practice back as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reopened the Karnes and Dilley detention centers in Texas and retrofitted them to accommodate immigrant families.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said that the bottom line is that these immigrants have "final deportation orders" handed out by federal judges. She added that the current administration will not ignore the rule of law, as per NPR.