Legal Opinion
Jenny Flores v. Loretta Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 6, 2016No. 15-56434PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HURWITZ, Circuit Judge:
In 1997, the plaintiff class (“Flores”) and the government entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement”) which “sets out nationwide policy for the detention, release, and treatment of minors in the custody of the INS.” Settlement ¶ 9. The Settlement creates a presumption in favor of releasing minors and requires placement of those not released in licensed, non-secure facilities that meet certain standards.
In 2014, in response to a surge of Central Americans attempting to enter the United States without documentation, the government opened family…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Rufo v. Inmates of Suffolk County JailSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- GUERRABoard of Immigration Appeals · 2006
- Horne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Jenny Flores v. Jefferson Sessions, IIICourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
- Jenny Flores v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
- Jenny Flores v. Jeffrey RosenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
- W.S.R. v. SessionsDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 2018
- Jenny Flores v. William BarrCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
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