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Diane de Gramont
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NEW: In the dead of night, the Trump admin ripped vulnerable kids from their beds, attempting to return them to danger in Guatemala.

We’re heartened the Court prevented this injustice. We’ll keep fighting to protect our plaintiffs & all class members until the effort is enjoined permanently.
NILC Statement on Federal Court Order Blocking the Trump Administration’s Attempt to Unlawfully Remove Guatemalan Children
Efrén C. Olivares, Vice President of Litigation and Legal Strategy at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Colum...
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August 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
This was incredible, important lawyering from National Immigration Law Center (@nilc.org) over the past 24 hours.

Here's their case page: www.nilc.org/litigation/l...

Here was the statement from Efrén Olivares, NILC VP of litigation, from earlier today regarding the TRO:
“In the dead of night on a holiday weekend, the Trump administration ripped vulnerable, frightened children from their beds and attempted to return them to danger in Guatemala. We are heartened the Court prevented this injustice from occurring before hundreds of children suffered irreparable harm. We are determined to continue fighting to protect the interest of our plaintiffs and all class members until the effort is enjoined permanently.”
September 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
NEWS: Judge Dolly Gee denied DOJ’s request to terminate the Flores settlement — a 1997 settlement that provides court oversight of gov’t treatment of migrant children subject to detention until a final rule is in effect.

The settlement will remain: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JENNY LISETTE FLORES, et al., 12 Plaintiffs, 13 V. 14 PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the 15 United States, et al., 16 Defendants. Case No. CV 85-4544-DMG (AGRx) ORDER RE DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO TERMINATE (15671 Case 2:85-cv-04544-DMG-AGR Document 1637 Filed 08/15/25 Page 2 of 20 Page ID #:57826 1 2 3 4 Before the Court is Defendants' Motion to Terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement and to Dissolve the Court's 2019 Injunction. [Doc. ## 1567 ("MTT").] The motion is fully briefed. [Doc. ## 1584 ("Opp."), 1612 ("Reply").] The Court held a hearing on the motion on August 8, 2025. Defendants fail to identify any new facts or 5 law that warrant the termination of the Flores Settlement Agreement at this time. Therefore, for the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Defendants' MTT. 16 Throughout the entire history of this case, the Parties have understood that "it is necessary ... for the New Regulations to follow [Administrative Procedure Act] rulemaking procedures." Flores v. Barr, 407 F. Supp. 3d at 924. This understanding is evidenced by the fact that every time Defendants have attempted to promulgate a rule incorporating the FSA-in 1998, 2019, and 2024 they have always gone through the traditional APA rulemaking process. See also FSA 4 9 ("[T]he INS shall initiate action to publish the relevant and substantive terms of this Agreement as a Service regulation") (emphasis added). Termination of the FSA cannot occur until Defendants have published final, federal regulations implementing the FSA. FSA 99; FSA (as amended) 4 40. Accordingly, the Court concludes that neither DHS nor HHS is yet in sufficiently substantial compliance to warrant termination of the FSA under Rule 60(b)(5).®
August 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
Three more immigrant children have joined our lawsuit to help us make sure no child is forced to remain in custody away from their families simply because of paperwork barriers. Our statement with co-counsel @democracyforward.org: youthlaw.org/news/three-a...
Three additional children join lawsuit challenging HHS’ 'paperwork barrier' that keeps immigrant youth separated from family | National Center for Youth Law
Three more immigrant children detained in federal government custody have joined a class-action lawsuit challenging harmful U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policies that unlawfully ...
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August 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Two things both true:

The loved ones of Venezuelans are celebrating that they are no longer in CECOT; some are celebrating their return home.

And.

It is a violation of international law to cause someone to be returned where they’ll be persecuted. Most of them never got a chance to make that case.
July 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
The Senate budget bill lets the government detain immigrant families indefinitely in unlicensed facilities.

This is a direct threat to children’s health and safety. Congress must reject this cruelty. 📢 Tell Congress: NO on the budget bill. youthlaw.org/voteno
June 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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With Ryan Enos, on why Harvard must not back down.

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
This Isn’t Negotiation. It’s Authoritarian Extortion. | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Defending democracy requires sacrifice. There are moments when we must pay a price to ensure the long-term survival of our basic freedoms. This is one of those moments.
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June 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
The Senate budget bill would hold unaccompanied immigrant children hostage — forcing families to pay at least $5,000 before their child can be released.

This will increase childhood trauma, abuse, and harm.

📢 Tell Congress: NO on the budget bill. youthlaw.org/voteno
June 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
🚨 The Senate budget bill puts immigrant children in grave danger.

It guts key protections, allows indefinite family detention in unlicensed facilities, and increases children’s risk of abuse, and exploitation.

📢 Tell Congress: NO on the budget bill. youthlaw.org/voteno
June 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
New from @law360.bsky.social: Federal court rules in favor of our clients and other detained immigrant children, "substantially likely" that Office of Refugee Resettlement "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" in changing requirements for their release. Full story: www.law360.com/articles/235...
DC Judge Halts New ID Rules For Sponsors Of Migrant Kids - Law360
A D.C. federal judge slammed the brakes on the Office of Refugee Resettlement's new documentation requirements for potential sponsors to unaccompanied migrant children, saying it is "substantially lik...
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June 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
BREAKING: Today, we won a federal court order in favor of our clients and other detained children in immigration custody, helping them reunify with their parents and other loving family members. Read the full release, with our co-counsel @democracyforward.org: youthlaw.org/news/federal...
Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Policy That Unlawfully Keeps Children in Custody | National Center for Youth Law
Washington, DC — A
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June 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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under the Trump administration, it has become nearly impossible for undocumented people to sponsor unaccompanied migrant children — as a result kids are trapped in government shelters, despite having parents and siblings desperate to care for them at home www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The Trump Administration Is Trapping Migrant Kids In Shelters
In recent years, kids stayed in Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters for about a month. By April, that had climbed to 217 days, with many kids stranded indefinitely.
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May 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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NCYL’s @mishanw.bsky.social, David Hinojosa, @rwolozin.bsky.social, and @democracyforward.org's Joel McElvain were in court today for the first hearing in Angelica S. v. HHS — challenging harmful policies that keep immigrant children in custody for months.
May 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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🚨BREAKING🚨 The Administration just filed a motion to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, a 1997 landmark court order that protects children in immigration detention. An end to Flores would put immigrant children in danger of indefinite detention and subject them to cruel and inhuman treatment
May 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 The Trump Administration just filed a motion to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, a 1997 landmark court order that protects children in immigration detention. An end to Flores would put kids in danger of indefinite detention and subject them to cruel & inhumane treatment.
May 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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In a widely-expected move, the Trump admin is making yet another effort to terminate the Flores Settlement, which since the 1990s has imposed limitations on the government's treatment of children in immigration detention.

They lost every effort to do this in Trump's first term.
May 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
👉 Today, the Trump administration filed a motion in court to end the Flores Settlement - an agreement that provides basic safeguards for the treatment of children in federal immigration custody.

Why does this matter? Let’s break it down: 🧵👇
May 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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For "One First," I took a deeper dive into Friday afternoon's *very* significant #SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act ruling—including why it effectively freezes AEA removals for the foreseeable future and its (much) broader potential impact on *all* attempts to bring nationwide challenges to Trump policies:
151. The Supreme Court's (Alien Enemies Act) Patience is Wearing Thin
A very quick breakdown of Friday afternoon's quietly significant ruling slapping down the lower courts in the Northern District of Texas Alien Enemies Act litigation—and what it means going forward.
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May 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Come celebrate Pride at the Lincoln Theater in DC where World Pride, @thebulwark.com, and @crooked.com are teaming up for a big, beautiful, extremely gay live show.

We'll laugh, cry, and scream about, you know, everything.
May 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
New from @motherjones.com: new federal policies mean that immigrant children are being held for months—even when their families are ready to bring them home.

We filed a class action lawsuit with @democracyforward.org to stop these cruel, unlawful actions.
🔗 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"The children are being used as bait"
Thousands of kids are stuck in immigration facilities—with no end in sight.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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motherjones.com
“We don’t know when, if ever, they will be able to reunite with their family.”

Thousands of kids are stuck in immigration facilities—with no end in sight.
"The children are being used as bait"
Thousands of kids are stuck in immigration facilities—with no end in sight.
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May 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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youthlaw.bsky.social
BREAKING: Immigrant children are being detained in U.S. custody for months—even when their families are ready to bring them home.

NCYL and @democracyforward.org just filed a class action lawsuit against HHS to stop it.

Read more here: youthlaw.org/news/new-law...
New Lawsuit Challenges “Paperwork Barrier” Keeping Immigrant Children Separated from Family and Detained in Government Custody | National Center for Youth Law
Washington, D.C. — Today, children and an immigrant defense organization represented by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and Democracy Forward filed a class action complaint in the U.S. Distri...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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BREAKING: Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from cutting off funds for "direct legal representation services to unaccompanied children."

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, a Biden appointee, issues the injunction, addressing congressionally-funded Office of Refugee Resettlement programs.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES IN EAST PALO ALTO, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 25-cv-02847-AMO ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFES' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Re: Dkt. No. 37 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, et Defendants. United States District Court Northern District of California 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 = 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 This matter comes before the Court on a Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiff nonprofit organizations that provide legal representation to unaccompanied children in immigration courts across the country. Plaintiffs challenge the recent termination of funding for counsel representing unaccompanied children by Defendants the United States Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), HHS's Office of Refugee Resettlement ("ORR"), and the United States Department of the Interior ("DOI") (collectively, "Government" or "Defendants"). Having considered Plaintiffs' motion, Defendants' response, the arguments of the Parties at the April 23, 2025 hearing, and the relevant case law, the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction for the following reasons. III. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction. The Court ORDERS as follows: Defendants are ENJOINED from withdrawing the services or funds provided by the Office of Refugee Resettlement ("ORR") as of March 20, 2025, under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ("TVPRA"), 8 U.S.C. § 1232(c)(5), and ORR's Foundational Rule, 45 C.F.R .. § 410.1309(a)(4), particularly ORR's provision of funds for direct legal representation services to unaccompanied children. This injunction precludes cutting off access to congressionally appropriated funding for its duration. This injunction takes effect immediately, replacing the Court's April 1, 2025 temporary restraining order (ECF 33), and will remain in place until a final judgment on Plaintiffs' claims. Defendants shall file a status report by no later than 2:00 p.m. PST, Friday, May 2, 2025, to report on compliance with the injunction. Additional status reports regarding compliance with the injunction shall be filed no later than 2:00 p.m. PST, on May 9 and 23, 2025, and every 45 days thereafter. This Order shall apply to the maximum extent provided for by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2) and 5 U.S.C. §§ 705 and 706. Non-compliance or delayed compliance may result in a contempt finding and sanctions. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: April 29, 2025 ARACELI MARTÍNEZ-OLGUÍN United States District Judge
April 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:

—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.

Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM