Angelica S. v. Department of Health and Human Services
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Overview
Overview
Unaccompanied minors who are detained in federal immigration custody sued the Department of Health and Human Services seeking to create a class action to challenge the Office of Refugee Resettlement recent policy changes.
The Issue
Issue
Whether the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement policy changes violate the constitutional and statutory rights of unaccompanied minors in federal immigration detention.
The Rules
Rule
The government must provide detained minors with humane conditions and procedural due process; ORR policies affecting unaccompanied children must comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act and applicable constitutional standards for confinement.
The Application
Analysis
Plaintiffs contend that ORR's recent policy modifications concerning detention practices violate these protections and seek class certification to represent all unaccompanied minors affected by the challenged policies.
The Conclusion
Conclusion
The case remains active in D.C. District Court before Judge Dabney L. Friedrich; class certification and substantive merits are pending.
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