Jenny L Flores v. Edwin Meese

  1. September 03, 2019

    Flores Attys Fight DHS Bid To Detain Immigrant Kids Longer

    Attorneys for a class of detained immigrant children told a California federal court that the Trump administration violated a 20-year-old settlement by issuing a new regulation that allows families to be detained together while their immigration court proceedings continue.

  2. July 10, 2019

    20 State AGs Seek Safe Conditions For Migrant Kids

    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.

  3. June 28, 2019

    Judge Wants Kid Border Facility Conditions Fixed 'Post Haste'

    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.

  4. June 27, 2019

    Flores Attys Say Border Facilities Violate Protections For Kids

    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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.