Immigration
Apr. 8, 2026
Judge blocks DHS advisal to migrant children as coercive
A federal judge ruled DHS violated a longstanding court order by using a new advisal that pressured migrant children to waive legal rights, blocking its use while allowing time for appeal.
A federal judge ruled that the Department of Homeland Security violated a decades-old court order protecting unaccompanied migrant children by using a new advisal that improperly coerced minors into giving up legal rights.
In an order issued Monday, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in Los Angeles granted in part a motion by plaintiffs in Perez-Funez v. Department of Homeland Security, a landmark class action dating back to 1981.
The ruling blocks the go...
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