DHS/HHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Flores Settlement Agreement

DHS/HHS notice of proposed rulemaking to amend regulations related to the apprehension, processing, care, custody, and release of undocumented juveniles and would terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement. The rule would create an “alternative” to the existing licensed program requirement for family residential centers, including the ability to detain family units together during the entirety of their immigration proceedings. Comments are due by 11/6/18. (83 FR 45486, 9/7/18)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Parts 212 and 236

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

45 CFR Part 410

[DHS Docket No. ICEB–2018–0002]

RIN 1653–AA75, 0970–AC42

Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children

AGENCY: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), DHS; U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), DHS; Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

Related Resources

• Washington Post: Trump administration to circumvent court limits on detention of child migrants
• Featured Issue: End Family Separation and Family Detention
• Documents Relating to Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement on Minors in Immigration Custody
• Trump Administration Lines Up End Run Around Protections for Detained Children
• Advance Copy of Joint DHS/HHS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Flores