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Jenny L Flores v. Edwin Meese

  1. April 22, 2019

    Flores Attys Request $1.2M Fee Award For Compliance Order

    The lawyers who successfully secured a federal court order last year forcing the Trump administration to follow established standards of care for immigrant minors in government custody have asked for more than $1.2 million in attorney fees and court costs.

  2. January 14, 2019

    Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Delay Flores Appeal During Shutdown

    The Trump administration asked the Ninth Circuit to postpone its appeal of a federal judge's refusal to loosen standards of care for children detained in immigration custody, saying that regulatory processes that have been halted due to the partial government shutdown might affect the case.

  3. November 08, 2018

    19 Cities, Counties Say Detained-Minor Rules Flout Flores

    Nineteen cities and counties on Wednesday got behind a class asking a California federal judge to block the government's proposed rule changes regarding its detention of immigrant minors, saying the changes would "directly undermine" core protections and concerns in their case's consent decree.

  4. November 06, 2018

    Refugee Agency Can't Dodge Court Monitor For Detained Kids

    A California federal judge Monday refused to shield the Office of Refugee Resettlement from a court order appointing an independent monitor to oversee whether the agency is meeting the standards of care set for detained immigrant children, rejecting the Trump administration's bid to limit the scope of the monitor's authority.

  5. September 11, 2018

    Gov't Decries Pick To Monitor Facilities For Immigrant Kids

    The U.S. government rejected a California federal court's pick for an independent monitor to keep tabs on the government's immigrant detention facilities to ensure they meet the standards for detained children set by a 20-year-old court settlement, asserting in a Monday filing that the court's appointee was biased against the government.

  6. August 27, 2018

    Advocates Oppose Gov't Monitor Picks In Immigrant Kids Suit

    A class of immigrant minors on Friday urged a California federal judge to oppose potential independent monitors nominated by the Trump administration to oversee compliance with the so-called Flores Settlement Agreement, saying that they do not have adequate experience working with children.

  7. July 31, 2018

    Feds Can't Medicate Immigrant Kids Without Consent

    A California federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to transfer all but the most unstable foreign-born minors out of a Texas residential treatment center, adding that the federal government may not medicate the children with psychotropic drugs without getting consent first.

  8. July 20, 2018

    Advocates Want Monitor For Immigrant Family Reunifications

    Immigrant advocates have asked a California federal judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Trump administration's compliance with the so-called Flores Settlement Agreement, arguing that the government had not provided a written plan to quickly reunify immigrant children with their families.

  9. July 10, 2018

    Judge Gee Slams Gov't Bid For Immigrant Kid Detentions

    The federal government got a scolding Monday from U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee as she refused to modify the so-called Flores agreement's protections for immigrant children in an order that called the bid a "cynical attempt to shift responsibility" for immigration law from Congress to courts.

  10. July 03, 2018

    ACLU Fights To Uphold Flores Protections For Immigrant Kids

    The American Civil Liberties Union urged a California federal court Monday to uphold protections for immigrant children who are detained at the border, arguing the government cannot detain children with their parents for extended periods in order to deter other families from crossing the border illegally.

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