Immigration,
Government
Jun. 22, 2018
Federal judge asked to amend Flores settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking to be allowed to detain immigrant families together, requesting in a Thursday filing that a federal court in Los Angeles modify a landmark settlement restricting the detention of children brought across the border illegally with their relatives.
The U.S. Department of Justice is asking to be allowed to detain immigrant families together, requesting in a Thursday filing that a federal court in Los Angeles modify a landmark settlement restricting the detention of children brought across the border illegally with their relatives.
A 1997 consent decree which limits how and how long children can be detained should be altered to allow them to be kept with their families, Justice D...
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