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In ''Reno v. Flores'', the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld a policy in the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]] (INS) to arrest increasing numbers of alien juveniles who are not accompanied by their parents or other related adults. The Court rejected a lawsuit by a class of alien juveniles so arrested and held in INS custody pending their deportation hearings, who argued that the [[Constitution]] and immigration laws require them to be released into the custody of "responsible adults."

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In ''Reno v. Flores'', 507 U.S. 292 (1993), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] upheld a policy in the [[Immigration and Naturalization Service]] (INS) to arrest increasing numbers of alien juveniles who are not accompanied by their parents or other related adults. The Court rejected a lawsuit by a class of alien juveniles so arrested and held in INS custody pending their deportation hearings, who argued that the [[Constitution]] and immigration laws require them to be released into the custody of "responsible adults."

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Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] wrote the opinion for the Court. Justices [[John Paul Stevens]] and [[Harry Blackmun]] dissented.

[[Category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]

[[Category:Parental Rights]]

[[Category:Immigration]]

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