Judge Gee appoints a special master and monitor over Flores noncompliance

Date

Aug 17, 2026

Kind

Consent decree

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

prospect.org ↗

Court or forum

Flores settlement, C.D. Cal., Chief Judge Dolly M. Gee

What happened

Citing a "history of noncompliance," Gee found the government likely violated the 1997 Flores settlement and appointed a special master and an independent monitor to track custody length in three Border Patrol sectors and at the Dilley family residential center, along with conditions and medical care. She ordered quarterly reports; the monitors may recommend sanctions but cannot impose them.

Publisher

The American Prospect

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