Flores Under Siege | Concord News

The government is on a mission to gut legal protections for detained children, dismantling the Flores settlement that guarantees them counsel and limits detention time. Agencies are withholding payments to lawyers, letting contracts expire, and demanding confidential client data to renew deals—forcing attorneys into impossible choices. The endgame? Children appearing in court without lawyers, enabling swift deportations—even at midnight. With immigration judges fired and “deportation judges” replacing them, deportation rates have skyrocketed. Meanwhile, a law firm with zero immigration experience now holds a massive contract to represent minors, raising alarms about fairness and competence as the system races toward expulsions instead of justice. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9cdb1f12748cc1c3