9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 1, 2020
9th Circuit questions detention of minors
The government was following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order aimed at keeping unaccompanied minors away from other detained immigrants to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, he said. But the panel made it clear it would almost certainly affirm Gee's decision that the government's treatment of the children would fall under the Flores settlement agreement.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel grilled a federal government lawyer Wednesday over his argument that authorities can hold unaccompanied minor immigrants in hotels for extended periods pending expulsion from the country.
Judge William A. Fletcher, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, said evidence the government was not allowing children access to lawyers i...
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