Attorney General Bondi Claims Flores Decree Incentivizes Illegal Immig

Attorney General Bondi claims Flores decree incentivizes illegal immig

In a motion filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the Trump DOJ is moving to dissolve the ‘Flores Consent Decree.’ Attorney General Pam Bondi maintains the decree is incentivizing illegal immigration at the southern border. The Flores decree has governed the detention and release of migrant children since 1997. The motion, filed by the DOJ and jointed by HHS and the Department of Homeland Security, asks a federal court in southern California to…

Jenny Lisette Flores Fled Violence in El Salvador and Changed US Law to Protect Migrant Children Now the Agreement That Bears Her Name Is at Risk Again

The filing came quietly, buried under the weight of legal language, but the intent was clear. On Thursday, the administration submitted a motion to terminate one of the only legal shields in place for migrant children in federal custody. Known as the Flores Settlement Agreement, the policy has stood since the 1990s as a safeguard to ensure that children arriving at the border are not kept in federal detention for extended periods and are treated…