Overview

• The Trump administration filed a motion on May 22, 2025, to terminate the Flores Settlement, which has protected child migrants in U.S. custody since 1997.
• The Flores Settlement limits detention of child migrants by U.S. Border Patrol to 72 hours and mandates safe and sanitary conditions.
• This marks the second attempt by the Trump administration to dissolve the agreement, following a failed bid in 2019 that was struck down in 2020 by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Court-appointed monitors currently oversee compliance with the settlement, as Customs and Border Protection was deemed unprepared to resume oversight in January 2025.
• Advocates are expected to challenge the motion, with arguments scheduled to be heard by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee on July 18.