August 15, 2016
Attorneys representing immigrant children being held at detention facilities on Friday urged a California federal court to enforce a 1997 settlement to ensure that unaccompanied minors retain their rights to bond hearings.
June 07, 2016
The Obama administration has denied claims there are "deplorable" conditions at detention facilities where immigrant children are being held, telling a California federal judge there is no need to appoint a special monitor to oversee operations there.
October 23, 2015
Several immigration groups on Friday accused the government of dragging its feet on complying with a court order that requires immigrant children and their parents to be released from detention centers, saying roughly 200 families have been held longer than it should take to conduct initial asylum screenings.
September 18, 2015
The government might appeal a California federal judge's order that it release immigrant children and their parents from detention centers by next month, the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
August 26, 2015
An immigration attorney who acknowledged violating a court order by leaking to the press details of ongoing negotiations in a class action over the detention of children was ordered on Monday to perform 75 hours of community service and to complete two legal ethics courses.
August 24, 2015
A California federal judge has ordered the government to release immigrant children and parents being held in detention by late October, rejecting a reconsideration bid from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in a fiercely worded order that accused the government of possible "fear-mongering."
August 14, 2015
Plaintiffs suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over its revived family detention policy on Thursday slammed the government's response to its claims that the family detention policy has changed, and that mass release of women and children isn't required in roughly three months.
August 07, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice asked a California federal judge Thursday to reconsider her ruling that immigrant children and their parents be released from detention, claiming it has made significant changes to the way family facilities operate.
August 07, 2015
An immigration attorney acknowledged Wednesday that he violated a court order by leaking to the press details of ongoing negotiations in a class action over the detention of children, but asked a federal judge not to find him in contempt or to refer the matter to the New York State Bar.
July 31, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice asked a California judge Thursday to give it four more days to respond to her ruling against family detention, saying the court's recommendation that families be released from detention in 90 days could impact the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's ability to enforce immigration laws.