Government,
Immigration
May 17, 2024
Federal bid to undo Flores agreement driven by Texas, Florida policies
The Justice Department says the actions by the Republican-led states have made enforcing requirements under the Flores Settlement Agreement "impossible to meet."
The Biden administration's move to terminate much of a long-running settlement governing the treatment of unaccompanied migrant children relies on the argument that the federal government's hands are tied by the refusal of several states to license child care programs for those minors.
The Department of Health and Human Services published an Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule on April 30, leading to a motion 10 days later by the U.S. Department of Justice ask...
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