Trump Administration Seeks to End the Flores Settlement Agreement

Status: Final/Actual, In Litigation

The Department of Justice moved to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, a longstanding legal framework governing federal treatment, detention, and release standards for immigrant children. The agreement has shaped requirements involving the conditions in which minors may be held and efforts to release children from immigration custody without unnecessary delay. Ending or modifying Flores could significantly change the rules governing the detention of immigrant children and families. Because the settlement is court-supervised, changes to it involve judicial review and continuing legal disputes.

Source / Read More: https://immpolicytracking.org/policies/administration-once-again-tries-to-terminate-the-flores-settlement-agreement/