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Biden administration Seeks Change to Flores agreement protecting migrant children

By immigrationprof
Rebeccas Santana and Acacia Coronado for the Associated Press reports that the Biden administration wants to partially end the 27-year-old Flores agreement that provides court monitoring of how the U.S. government cares for migrant children in detention.

The request to a U.S. district judge, filed last Friday, comes weeks after the Health and Human Services Department published its own rule on safeguards, effective July 1, that Secretary Xavier Becerra said will set “clear standards for the care and treatment of unaccompanied (migrant) children.”

In a motion filed in California federal court, the U.S. government argued that the court supervision has outlived its purpose and new regulations are a better solution to ensure the safety of children.

KJ

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