US EditionTrump administration nixes legal representation for thousands of migrant children
- The Trump Administration halted support for legal representation in immigration court for unaccompanied children, impacting those unable to afford legal counsel.
- The Acacia Center for Justice serves 26,000 migrant children under its federal contract, which has now been halted.
- The Interior Department stated that the stop-work order is due to causes outside of the organization's control and should not reflect poor performance.
- Christine Lin, Director at the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, called it absurd and deeply unjust for children to represent themselves in court.
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Toddlers In Court: Trump Halts Legal Aid For Migrant Children
Toddlers In Court: Trump Halts Legal Aid For Migrant Children - San Diego, CA - "What is this 2-year-old client supposed to do without her attorney?" asked a lawyer who was scheduled for a Friday immigration hearing.
Immigration attorneys receive stop work orders for helping unaccompanied minors
Nonprofits helping unaccompanied minors in detention centers with legal services have just been served a stop-work order from the Trump Administration.It's having an impact on immigration attorneys who said the stop-work order is unethical."This is an order going directly after children," Mickey Donovan-Kaloust, Director of the Immigrant Defenders Law Center said. Immigrant Defenders Law Center is based in Los Angeles, and they are a team of law…
Trump admin tells legal orgs. to stop federally funded work for unaccompanied migrant children
Legal organizations were told to stop federally funded work for unaccompanied migrant children. Senior managing attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center Ana Raquel Devereaux joins José Díaz-Balart to react to the Trump administration's stop work order.
Trump Adminstration steps up its victimization of migrant children
Expecting children to navigate a complex immigration system on their own, the Trump Administration has ended the legal support previously provided to unaccompanied migrant kids. Cruelty is the point. I imagine the Orange Menace's nasal, grating voice: "Kick them all out! — Read the rest The post Trump Adminstration steps up its victimization of migrant children appeared first on Boing Boing.
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