1/ A lawsuit the government settled more than 20 years ago ensures that a federal judge can oversee how the government treats immigrant children in detention.
Now, the Trump administration is trying to do away with that oversight. revealnews.org/blog/governmen…
Now, the Trump administration is trying to do away with that oversight. revealnews.org/blog/governmen…
2/ The proposal to end the Flores agreement, as it’s known, comes after the federal government has admitted it didn’t reunify more than 500 migrant kids with their parents.
3/ The settlement was the result of a class-action lawsuit filed in 1985. It states that the government “shall continue to treat, all minors in its custody with dignity, respect and special concern for their particular vulnerability as minors.”
3/ More on Flores and its history ...
... from @voxdotcom: vox.com/2018/6/20/1748…
... from @NPR: npr.org/2018/06/22/622…
... from @voxdotcom: vox.com/2018/6/20/1748…
... from @NPR: npr.org/2018/06/22/622…
4/ Even with the existing Flores agreement child welfare protections in place, advocates say the government is failing to protect children.
These advocates are right. We’ve reported on this a lot in the past few months.
These advocates are right. We’ve reported on this a lot in the past few months.
5/ Kids have been held down and forcibly drugged: revealnews.org/blog/immigrant…
6/ Kids have been detained overnight inside a vacant Phoenix office building with no kitchen, no beds and only a few toilets. revealnews.org/article/defens…
7/ And the federal government has for years been sending migrant kids – and millions of dollars – to facilities with histories of abuse and wrongful deaths. revealnews.org/article/federa…
8/ The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to “enable the U.S. Government to seek termination of the (Flores agreement) and litigation concerning its enforcement” ...
9/ … and it’s also aiming to put the responsibility of ensuring “humane detention” into the hands of another agency: Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. Better known as ICE.
They’ve had their own problems with detention conditions in the past: nytimes.com/2018/07/17/us/…
They’ve had their own problems with detention conditions in the past: nytimes.com/2018/07/17/us/…
10/ We’re continuing to follow this story as it develops. To get all the latest updates, sign up for our newsletter. revealnews.org/newsletter
11/ And if you have tips about children in detention, or immigration policy more broadly, reach us at border@revealnews.org.
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