Civil Rights
Jun. 2, 2026
Judge threatens renewed oversight in Flores case
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee said claims of mounting delays and conflicting accounts of conditions for migrant children in federal custody could lead her to reappoint an independent monitor in the long-running Flores litigation.
Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee signaled a return to aggressive judicial oversight during a status conference Monday, threatening to reappoint an independent monitor to oversee the federal government's treatment of immigrant children in custody.
Expressing deep frustration with the Department of Homeland Security, Gee remarked that while the parties have been engaged in this case for 11 years, the current data suggests the government has taken "a step forward and ...
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