What is the Flores Agreement? Trump admin to dissolve settlement, keep families in custody while cases are heard
A 1997 settlement could soon be dissolved as officials in President Donald Trump's administration seek to change some of the guidelines established within it.
"Alma suffered too much. She felt unsafe. She was mixed with all kinds of people and was afraid. She told me they didn't give her enough food. She told me she fell out of a high bunk bed," Aldana told theThe lawsuit also alleged that the girls were subjected to body cavity and strip searches and kept in rooms with adults unrelated to them and whom they did not know.
The agreement also outlined the conditions which must be maintained by facilities licensed to keep undocumented children. The agreement includes some stipulations where a child cannot be released, including if doing so would prohibit the child from making an appearance in immigration court or if a suitable guardian or caregiver cannot be found. In those situations, children are to be held in a facility licensed for the care of children and the child be provided the minimum living conditions outlined in the rest of the agreement.
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