July 10, 2019
A coalition of 20 states urged a California federal court on Tuesday to stop the Trump administration from keeping migrant children in adverse detention conditions, arguing that immediate action is necessary for the sake of their safety and well-being.
June 28, 2019
A California federal judge Friday gave the Trump administration two weeks to get living conditions for children being detained at border facilities up to snuff, following reports that kids there are malnourished and living in freezing and unsanitary conditions.
June 27, 2019
The attorneys for a class of migrant children urged a California federal court Wednesday to order Texas border facilities be immediately brought up to snuff, following reports that children there are malnourished and living in freezing and unsanitary conditions.
April 22, 2019
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.
January 14, 2019
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.
November 08, 2018
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.
November 06, 2018
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.
September 11, 2018
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.
August 27, 2018
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.
July 31, 2018
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.