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Proposed Rule to Overturn Flores Settlement

The Trump Administration issued a proposed rule last week that will overturn the current Flores Settlement. The proposed rule would allow immigration children waiting for court dates to be detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities indefinitely. The Flores…

Jenny ZhanAugust 27, 2019

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

New Rule Allowing Children to be Detained Indefinitely

The Trump administration announced a new rule on Thursday that would allow immigrant children waiting for court dates to be detained in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities indefinitely. After passing of the zero-tolerance policy regarding illegal immigration and border…

Jenny ZhanSeptember 7, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Judge Temporarily Halts the Deportation of Reunited Families

On Monday, Judge Dana Sabraw, the same San Diego judge who gave a deadline for the government to reunite families, one of which the government has already missed, ordered for the deportation of reunited families to be delayed for one…

Jenny ZhanJuly 16, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration

Trump Administration Missed Deadline to Reunite Children Under the Age of 5

On June 26, San Diego District Court Judge Dana Sabraw ruled that the Trump administration has 30 days to reunite the migrant children who have been separated from their parents and 14 days to reunite children under the age of…

Jenny ZhanJuly 12, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Judge Denies the Trump Administration’s Attempt to overturn Flores Settlement

On June 9, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee has denied the Trump administration’s attempt to detain migrant families together indefinitely by rejecting the request to allow governments to lock up children with their parents. After passing of the…

Jenny ZhanJuly 11, 2018

Deportation & Humanitarian Immigration Immigration Law Changes & New Law

Trump Signs Executive Order to Keep Migrant Families Together

On June 20, 2018, Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to detain immigrant families together, amid a torrid of backlash over his administration’s policy that separated adults arriving at the southern border from the children travelling with them. In…

Jenny ZhanJune 20, 2018