Beatriz, an immigrant lawyer fighting for noncitizen kids  - American Immigration Council

Beatriz, an immigrant lawyer fighting for noncitizen kids  - American Immigration Council

In February 2025, a Venezuelan-American lawyer named Beatriz received an order from the Interior Department to the nonprofit where she worked: stop all work.  Beatriz represents unaccompanied minors: children who are going through immigration proceedings without their parents. These youngsters can be quite vulnerable. They may be living with family members, placed in foster care, or held at detention centers. Some are as young, or younger, than …