US EditionImmigrant-rights group oppose federal bid to end protections for children in custody
- The U.S. Justice Department filed a motion last month to end the 28-year-old Flores settlement that governs detention of migrant children and families.
- The motion follows surges of migrants, including more children and those from outside the western hemisphere, amid accusations that ending Flores would cause lasting harm to children.
- Advocates report harsh conditions in facilities not designed for families and highlight a legal dispute in Colorado over ICE subpoenas seeking personal data of sponsors caring for unaccompanied children.
- Leecia Welch expressed concern that the government has repeatedly failed to safeguard the rights of children under its care, at the same time that the number of children detained for more than two weeks has increased dramatically.
- A court hearing is scheduled Tuesday before Judge A. Bruce Jones to consider postponement of subpoenas and hear arguments on the Flores settlement's continuation.
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Immigrant-rights group oppose federal bid to end protections for children in custody
As federal authorities continue moving to end a 28-year-old consent decree governing how the children and families of migrants are detained, advocates of the agreement are claiming evidence shows that ending the so-called “Flores settlement” would inflict lasting trauma on children in federal custody, according to court papers obtained Monday. Justice Department officials last month filed a motion to end the Flores settlement agreement. Over the…
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