Immigrant minors may face judges alone as legal aid funds run dry
TL;DR Summary
A federal contract that provides attorneys for unaccompanied immigrant minors is set to expire Friday, risking that tens of thousands of children will appear before immigration judges without legal representation. Nonprofits warn they may scale back or close, affecting about 24,000 children and leaving roughly $65 million in unpaid reimbursements. The Office of Refugee Resettlement has offered to extend the contract if providers share client information, a demand nonprofits have refused due to confidentiality concerns.
- Thousands of immigrant children may soon face a judge alone The Washington Post
- Inside the New York court where children face deportation without access to attorneys The Guardian
- NY migrant children face having to go it alone in immigration court Gothamist
- NY Lawyers Fear Trump Blitz Will Speed Up Child Deportations nysfocus.com
- ‘Children will be deported.’ Politico
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
2
Time Saved
38 min
vs 39 min read
Condensed
99%
7,663 → 75 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on The Washington Post