Trump administration seeks to end protections for immigrant children in federal custody
- On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the Trump administration submitted a request to terminate the Flores Settlement, a long-standing agreement that safeguards the rights of child migrants held in federal detention in the United States.
- The Flores Settlement arose from a lawsuit by Jenny Flores, a Salvadoran girl, alleging mistreatment of children in the 1980s and mandates oversight and detention limits.
- The settlement restricts the detention of migrant children to about 72 hours under the custody of federal border authorities and mandates that their living conditions remain safe and sanitary, with oversight by court-appointed monitors.
- The first Trump administration’s 2019 attempt to dissolve the agreement was struck down by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2020, and court monitors’ oversight was recently extended.
- This latest motion will likely face challenges from advocates amid ongoing concerns about inadequate conditions and the continued detention of nearly 300 children at a Texas border facility.
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U.S. Government Seeks to End Protections for Migrant Children in Federal Custody
The U.S. government intends to end a fundamental immigration policy that since the 1990s has offered protections to migrant children in federal custody, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

Trump DOJ moves to dissolve Flores decree which governs detention of unaccompanied minors in the U.S.
In a motion filed in federal court in Los Angeles, the Trump DOJ is moving to dissolve the ‘Flores Consent Decree.’ Attorney General Pam Bondi maintains the decree is incentivizing illegal immigration at the southern border. The Flores decree has governed the detention and release of migrant children since 1997. The motion, filed by the DOJ and jointed by HHS and the Department of Homeland Security, asks a federal court in southern California to…
Trump seeks end to Flores decree long used to push 'open borders'
The Trump administration is renewing a push to dismantle the decades-old Flores Settlement Agreement, arguing in a court filing Thursday that the policy has become one of the biggest incentives for illegal immigration and a roadblock to effective border enforcement. The Department of Justice, joined by the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, asked a federal court in Los Angeles to terminate the consent decree, which h…
Inside the Investigation: Texas students ‘are scared’ amid deportation push
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In the early days of the second Trump presidency, with a mission to deliver on campaign promises, President Trump’s administration abolished a long-standing policy of not conducting immigration enforcement in protected spaces, such as hospitals, churches, and schools. On this week’s episode of Inside the Investigation, Investigative Reporters Kelly Wiley and Arezow Doost explain how federal and state changes are causing fear in …
Trump Wants Thousands of Migrant Children to Represent Themselves in Court
Maggie Grether The administration’s funding cuts would force unaccompanied migrant children, from infants to toddlers to teenagers, to navigate complex and punishing legal procedures entirely alone. The post Trump Wants Thousands of Migrant Children to Represent Themselves in Court appeared first on The Nation.
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