PHOENIX—Illegal immigrant children in the care of the U.S. government may no longer have access to English-language courses and legal services, officials said on June 5.
The Health and Human Services department notified shelters around the country last week that it was not going to reimburse them for teachers’ pay or other costs such as legal services or recreational equipment. The move appears to violate a legal settlement known as the Flores agreement that requires the government to provide education and recreational activities to illegal immigrant children in its care.
