Attorneys say Biden administration’s new safety standards for migrant children in custody not enough

By JAIMIE DING
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for migrant children who arrived to the United States on their own say the Biden administration’s new rules are not enough to ensure their safety while they are in U.S. custody and should not replace a decades-old agreement that requires court oversight. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee heard the arguments at a hearing in Los Angeles on Friday to consider Biden’s request to partially lift that agreement. The government says the new rules would better serve the children. The 1997 landmark settlement was named for Jenny Flores, a child immigrant from El Salvador.