Trump administration reverses its previous decision and reinstates legal aid for migrant children

Trump officials prepare plans to revive Title 42 policy to expel migrants, documents show

The Trump administration has prepared plans to implement a policy that would allow U.S. officials to swiftly expel migrants on the grounds that they could spread diseases.

Days after telling legal groups that help migrant children arriving alone in the U.S.—some so small that they wear diapers or their feet hang from their chairs in court—that they must stop their work, the federal government backed down on Friday.The Trump administration told groups that they can resume providing legal services to tens of thousands of unaccompanied children.The Acacia Justice Center stated that they received a government notifica…

The Department of the Interior revoked on Friday the order that prevented Estrella del Paso and other organizations from providing legal representation and access to justice for unaccompanied migrant children. From now on, the organizations will be able to resume their work immediately. "While we welcome the news that the suspension order has been revoked, we are also aware that we could face future attacks on our work," said Estrella del Paso i…

Trump administration reverses legal aid ban on immigrant children

The notice came after the government on Tuesday suspended the program that provides legal representation to children who have arrived in the United States across the border with Mexico without parents or legal guardians

Trump administration backtracks on defunding legal help for migrant children

Migrants wait in line near El Paso, Texas to board a transport bus on May 10, 2023. Photo by Corrie Boudreaux for Source New MexicoThe Trump administration’s decision to rip federal funding away from organizations that provide free legal services to migrant children has been reversed, after igniting chaos among immigrant aid groups who feared tens of thousands of children would be left without attorneys.  Less than a week ago, the U.S. Departmen…

Legal funding for immigrant children safe for now

A hold order on federal funding for lawyers who represent youngsters who arrived in the United States without a parent was rescinded Friday. It would have affected local groups like Advocates of Immigrant Rights and Latino Memphis.