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Patrick Michels
@PatrickMichels
immigration reporter at @reveal. baseball, country music enthusiast. he/him pmichels@revealnews.org
Sep 27, 2019 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
The Trump administration's new rules, which would replace the Flores settlement, won't be allowed to take effect, per a tentative ruling from Judge Dolly Gee just now. More soon. More from this morning's hearing on the Trump administration's attempt to undo the Flores settlement: Judge Gee will have a formal ruling soon, but indicated today that she would keep the Flores Settlement in place as-is.
Jun 4, 2019 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
As of May 29, the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement has stopped covering the cost of education and recreation for unaccompanied minors, according to officials in Yolo County, Calif. This move is in direct opposition to the federal government's requirements under the long-standing Flores settlement, according to local officials, who are sorting it out now. yolocounty.org/general-govern…
May 31, 2019 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
Today in federal court, lawyers filed dozens of statements from children detained at the unlicensed mega-shelter in Homestead, Florida.

@lauracmorel and I will share a few highlights as we read them. courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… Human rights attorney Hope Frye visited Homestead and said the noise in every building was "disturbingly high." She says the manager told her boys like the bunks because "it feels like a slumber party."
May 29, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Over the last month, ICE has piloted 90-minute DNA tests to prove that parents and children arriving at the border are related.

Last night ICE told contractors it's expanding the program: fbo.gov/index?s=opport… "Operation Double Helix 2.0" will run for at least 5 months at 7 locations on the southern border, with an option for another 5 months. ICE estimates running 50,000 DNA tests each period.