International Rescue Committee Issues Statement on Flores Settlement Agreement
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following statement by Jenn Piatt, senior director of refugee resettlement and asylum policy and advocacy:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds today to the United States' proposed departure from the Flores Settlement, a landmark 1997 agreement which established minimum standards for the care, custody, and release of all children in immigration detention.
The Flores Settlement Agreement was . . .
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds today to the United States' proposed departure from the Flores Settlement, a landmark 1997 agreement which established minimum standards for the care, custody, and release of all children in immigration detention.
The Flores Settlement Agreement was . . .