CNN's @miguelmarquez :The judge who rejected the Trump admin.'s bid to modify the Flores Settlement, reportedly called the bid "a tortured interpretation of Flores, called it cynical, and saying they were only in this position because of an ill-considered executive action" pic.twitter.com/0epnDsiE7x
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) July 10, 2018
BREAKING: A judge has rejected the Trump administration's bid to change a 1997 settlement that limits how long kids can be held in immigration detention — getting that settlement changed was a central part of Trump's executive order last month https://t.co/C2413bEoxy pic.twitter.com/XSdCtTQdcC
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) July 10, 2018
Recall Trump claiming he signed an exec order aimed at creating a challenge to Flores settlement because he said he didn’t like the visual of kids being taken from parents. Today: https://t.co/nGDDxHdD2Y
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 10, 2018
What is the Flores settlement? https://t.co/lxztj3mcyN pic.twitter.com/3YDPp2vOak
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 10, 2018
Here’s DOJ’s response to the judge declining to amend the Flores agreement on long-term detention of immigrant kids pic.twitter.com/et2ZuhNwpG
— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) July 10, 2018
Listen to this "All Things Considered" episode to understand the importance of the Flores Agreement, and why this (or any other) administration should not be allowed to rescind it: https://t.co/NjBDhdnRNW
— Valeria Luiselli (@ValeriaLuiselli) July 10, 2018
Sad! 