Overview

• U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee on Friday denied the administration’s motion to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement.
• Gee found substantial noncompliance and ordered CBP to maintain safe temperatures and dim or turn off lights at night so children can sleep.
• The settlement requires children to be held in the least restrictive, licensed settings with access to basic necessities and priority for release to family.
• The decision blocks indefinite detention of minors in unlicensed or unsafe facilities and follows evidence of weeks- or months-long confinement in punitive border stations.
• Advocates praised the ruling as a major win for children’s rights, and they expect the administration to appeal.