The Hill ^ | 08/21/19 | Chris Mills Rodrigo
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would unveil a new rule that will allow migrant families to be held indefinitely, ending a procedure known as the "Flores Agreement" that had required children to be held no longer than 20 days.
The decision is a momentous change in detainee policy that the administration has sought to make to provide a disincentive for people crossing the border.
“This rule allows the federal government to enforce immigration laws as passed by Congress,” acting DHS secretary Kevin McAleenan said in a statement.
Under the terms of the 1997 consent decree which eventually led to the 20-day limit in Flores, the regulation must be approved by the judge in the original case, Judge Dolly M. Gee of United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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"...ending a procedure known as the "Flores Agreement" that had required children to be held no longer than 20 days."
This is why you don't allow exceptions. Once you have exceptions you set PRECEDENT.
One you have PRECEDENT to the courts you essentially have a new law.
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would unveil a new rule that will allow migrant families to be held indefinitely, ending a procedure known as the "Flores Agreement" that had required children to be held no longer than 20 days.
The decision is a momentous change in detainee policy that the administration has sought to make to provide a disincentive for people crossing the border.
“This rule allows the federal government to enforce immigration laws as passed by Congress,” acting DHS secretary Kevin McAleenan said in a statement.
Under the terms of the 1997 consent decree which eventually led to the 20-day limit in Flores, the regulation must be approved by the judge in the original case, Judge Dolly M. Gee of United States District Court for the Central District of California.
SNIP
"...ending a procedure known as the "Flores Agreement" that had required children to be held no longer than 20 days."
This is why you don't allow exceptions. Once you have exceptions you set PRECEDENT.
One you have PRECEDENT to the courts you essentially have a new law.
