By Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Thursday that it plans to withdraw from a federal court agreement that strictly limits the conditions under which authorities can detain migrant children, and proposed new rules that it said would enable it to detain minors during their immigration proceedings.
The administration is targeting the Flores Settlement Agreement, a 1997 federal consent decree that places significant curbs on how long and in what conditions the government can detain migrant children as it seeks to dissuade migrants from crossing the U.S. southern border.
Immigrants and their advocates are expected to mount legal challenges to the administration’s effort to exit the agreement, which has been interpreted over the years to set a 20-day limit on detaining children who entered the country illegally, and also requires facilities that house migrant children to be licensed by a state authority.
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Source: The Huffington Post
Statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo
"By attempting to withdraw from the Flores Settlement, the Trump administration is launching a new front in its attack on immigrants and our American values. The White House is making an egregious and ill-fated bid to undo critical federal standards that are intended to protect children in this country and ensure we are upholding our moral principles.
"In New York, we stand with immigrants and we are fighting back against the Trump administration's abhorrent treatment of immigrant families that goes against everything we believe in this country. We are moving forward with our multi-state lawsuit to end the family separation policy once and for all, reunite children with their families, and defend our principles, our rights and our basic humanity."
Source: The Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
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