Jenny L Flores v. Edwin Meese

  1. July 30, 2020

    Nonprofits Pushing For Family Release Can't Join Flores Case

    A California federal judge on Wednesday thwarted nonprofits' attempt to join a long-running class action defending the rights of detained migrant children, finding that the children's current attorney has offered "more than adequate representation" despite the nonprofits' claims.

  2. July 23, 2020

    Feds Call To Decertify Migrant Class After 23 Years

    The U.S. government responded Wednesday to nonprofits seeking to intervene in the Flores class action over detained migrant children saying that decertifying the class — recognized by the California federal court since 1997 — was the correct response to the problems they raised.

  3. July 21, 2020

    Nonprofits Slam Flores Atty For 'Coercive' Family Separation

    Nonprofit lawyers are accusing the lead attorney in the long-running class action over detained migrant children of supporting a "coercive family separation process," revealing a division within the immigration bar on how to advocate for detained families during the pandemic.

  4. July 16, 2020

    Calif. Judge Gives ICE More Time To Release Detained Kids

    A California federal judge on Thursday extended the deadline for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to comply with an order to release migrant children who have been in government custody for more than 20 days.

  5. June 26, 2020

    Calif. Judge Orders Detained Migrant Kids Released

    A California federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday to release migrant children who have been detained longer than 20 days by July 17, following claims from advocates that the government is holding the children unnecessarily.

  6. April 06, 2020

    Feds Defend Child Immigrant Detention During Pandemic

    The federal government urged a California federal judge not to order the release of unaccompanied migrant children from custody and ICE family detention centers, arguing that the government is abiding by release terms outlined in a 1997 settlement and the deal shouldn't be reinterpreted because of the pandemic.

  7. March 31, 2020

    Detainees Turn To Federal Courts For Help Amid Pandemic

    As the coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 180,000 people in the U.S., federal judges have fielded requests from individuals in immigration detention centers, which feature close quarters and allegedly shoddy medical services, to be temporarily released from custody.

  8. March 27, 2020

    Judge Balks At Quickly Releasing Migrant Kids Over COVID-19

    A California federal judge ordered the U.S. government Saturday to show it is releasing detained migrant children without delays to protect them from COVID-19, but stopped short of granting an emergency order requiring releases within seven days of detention.

  9. March 26, 2020

    Advocates Want Migrant Kids Released Because Of Virus

    Attorneys in a long-running class action sought an emergency order Thursday to quickly release migrant children in government custody who crossed the border alone to protect them from COVID-19, a move that came on the same day it was announced three detained children were diagnosed with the virus.

  10. November 15, 2019

    Feds Will Appeal Block Of Migrant Child Detention Regulations

    The Trump administration has told a California federal judge that it plans to appeal her order blocking regulations that would do away with time limits on detaining immigrant minors.