Trump administration seeks to end basic rights and protections for child immigrants in its custody

Flores Settlement Agreement limits how long children can be detained and requires they be provided with food, water and clean clothes

The Trump administration is trying to end a cornerstone immigration policy that requires the government to provide basic rights and protections to child immigrants in its custody.

The protections, which are drawn from a 1997 consent decree known as the Flores Settlement Agreement, limit the amount of time children can be detained by immigration officials. It also requires the government to provide children in its custody with adequate food, water and clean clothes.