Federal judge: Let doctors into child migrant detention centers, quickly

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31. The Flores case that the ACLU is now trying to enforce began in 1985

The Flores settlement: A 1985 case that sets the rules for how government can treat migrant children
June 27, 2019 2.26pm EDT


In the 1980s, the Reagan administration aggressively used detention of Central Americans as a device to deter migration from that region, where violent civil wars had caused tens of thousands to flee.

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One suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in 1985 on behalf of Jenny Lisette Flores, a 15-year-old from El Salvador. She had fled violence in her home country to live with an aunt who was in the U.S.

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In its 1993 ruling in the case, the court held that a regulation allowing the government to release a migrant child to a close family member or legal guardian in the United States was legal.

But the primary legacy of the case was the subsequent settlement, to which both the Clinton administration and the plaintiffs agreed in 1997.

The Flores settlement established basic standards for the treatment of unaccompanied minors who were in the custody of federal authorities for violating immigration laws.

More: http://theconversation.com/the-flores-settlement-a-1985-case-that-sets-the-rules-for-how-government-can-treat-migrant-children-119501