Status Report/UPDATE: On The Four DECADES Of Flores Class Litigation — In LA — About Treatment Of… Children (And All Others) At The Southern Border…

The orders are clear, from the US Supreme Court, down to the trial courts: children must be have unlimed access to drinking water, fed nutritious food, given toothpaste and toothbrushes, provided warm and sensible bedding, private sleeping arrangements, and regular showers with soap, and daily outdoor recreation and once of school age — meaningful educational opportunities — via computers, in their own native language(s).

That is the minimum our own signed protocols on refugees has required, since 1978. [You will recall, that we earlier learned in this litigation, that as of May 31, 2026, Trump agents had held a 12- and 14-year old, locked in a windowless hotel room for more than nine days (by the government agents’ own admissions), without access to any outside contact… utterly… alone. Disgusting.]

Both versions of Trumpian 1.0 and 2.0 cruelty have intentionally violated these laws — mostly at the direction of Stephen Miller. When this is over, he should be held accountable for his “war crimes” — since the malign idiot claims preposterously this is an “invasion” — and has tried to invoke emergency/war powers, here [both times].

These people must be brought to justice, once we hold the reigns of power in the Congress, once more. Here’s the latest court filed status report, out of LA:

…Both sides acknowledge that since mediation started in January, the number of class members at Dilley and the average time in custody have decreased; educational services offered to younger children have been enhanced; older children have been provided some access to educational activities on computers; and there have been some improvements with respect to the menu and hygiene products.

[The children’s lawyers /] Plaintiffs’ position is that the improvements to the menu and hygiene products have been insufficient. In addition, Defendants have allowed Dr. Paul Wise to conduct site visits at Dilley on March 5, 2026, March 24, 2026, and April 23-24, 2026 and received his recommendations and feedback….

With respect to the notice of Flores rights, Plaintiffs provided Defendants a proposed written notice of Flores rights on April 15, 2026. [Trump] Defendants have not yet responded to Plaintiffs’ proposal or offered a counterproposal….

As a result, [the children’s lawyers /] Plaintiffs see no reason to think progress will be made on this issue. Defendants’ position is that they are still considering Plaintiffs’ proposal and their own position or alternate proposal….

[The Trumpian] Defendants assert that their consideration has taken time because of the weighty issues and numerous agency components involved. [Ed. Note: this is purely foot-dragging, while violating existing court orders Trump himself agreed to — in the era of Tangerine 1.0, when faced with both Ninth Circuit, and Supreme Court losses.]

As set forth in the parties’ recent reports to the Court and during the June 1, 2026 status conference, Plaintiffs’ position is that the conditions at Dilley continue to violate the FSA, and Defendants’ position is that they do not.

At this time, Plaintiffs believe that the parties’ mediation efforts are at an impasse due to Defendants’ current position on some issues and the lengthy delay in response time on other urgent issues….

So it is likely to still be in issue — at least until Trump leaves office, in 2028. Damnation — these are… children. This may require USDC Judge Dolly Gee in LA to start to impose sanctions, on the Trumpian lawyers, for willfully violating her eight years’ worth of remedial orders. Damn. Again, these… are…

CHILDREN. Out.

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