Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements
DHS and HHS Announce New Rule Terminating the Flores Settlement Agreement
8/21/19
AILA Doc. No. 19082100.
Detention & Bond, Humanitarian Parole, Removal & Relief, Unaccompanied Children
DHS and HHS announced a final rule that amends regulations related to the apprehension, processing, care, custody, and release of undocumented minors and that would terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 19082100.
Related Resources
- CBP Press Conference on Changes to Flores Settlement Agreement – August 21, 2019
- Practice Alert: DHS and HHS Rule to Terminate Flores Settlement Agreement
- DHS/HHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Flores Settlement Agreement (83 FR 45486, 9/7/18)
- Congressional Research Service: The "Flores Settlement" and Alien Families Apprehended at the U.S. Border: Frequently Asked Questions - August 28, 2019
- Documents Relating to Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement on Minors in Immigration Custody