CNN —The Biden administration moved Friday to terminate a decades-old agreement that governs conditions for migrant children in government custody, according to a court filing, which argues that the settlement was meant to be temporary.
The 1997 Flores settlement, as the agreement is known, requires the government to release children from government custody without unnecessary delay to sponsors, like parents or adult relatives, and dictates conditions by which children are held.
“The Rule is expansive and responsive to the changing needs of ORR’s (Unaccompanied Children) Program.
But immigration attorneys have expressed concern over the lack of outside oversight if the Flores settlement is terminated.
“If the government were to prevail in its motion, HHS would no longer be bound by the Flores settlement.
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CNN —, Biden, Flores, “, ”, ORR, Neha Desai
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CNN, Human Services Department, “, Refugee Resettlement, HHS, National Center for Youth Law
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Flores