Trump administration cuts legal help for migrant children traveling alone

Federal funding cuts leave migrant children without vital legal support, advocates say

Over 400 unaccompanied migrant children in the Southeast United States have had their legal aid cut by the federal government.

Trump administration cancels contract providing lawyers to kids in immigration courts

The move from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services comes as deportations increase.

Legal protection has been removed from 24 thousand minors who arrived alone in the US and are waiting for a response on their asylum application. And the NASA website deletes references to...

The Vanished Asylum Seekers Disappeared by Trump Administration Policy - Bucks County Beacon

I recently traveled to Arizona to join fellow immigration advocates in witnessing the current situation at the border. Unlike my previous visits with Witness at the Border, this trip wasn’t defined by what I saw — but by what was missing.  On Wednesday, I drove to the Lukeville border crossing in Arizona. The last time I was here was on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2024, just over a year ago. Back then, I saw people legally seeking asylum, lini…

Funding to provide legal services to some 26,000 unaccompanied immigrant children was suspended by the Trump Administration

Underage Border Crossers Face Legal Challenges Following Contract Termination - Real News Now

A recent decision threatens to leave numerous underage individuals who traversed the border on their own in a precarious situation. The risk is that they will have to face court proceedings without legal representation, significantly increasing their chances of rapid deportation. The quantity of minors independently crossing the southern boundary of the United States has witnessed a stark increase over the previous decade. On a recent Friday, th…