How Trump Is Trying to Weaken Migrant Children’s Legal Defense

After failing to eliminate funding for unaccompanied minors’ lawyers altogether, the Administration is pushing cases toward entities that lack both immigration expertise and the capacity to take them on.

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) highlighted her efforts on Wednesday to aid migrant children who crossed the U.S. border without parents, announcing her administration is spending over $7 million to provide them with legal representation. The governor said $7.25 million will be allocated to provide legal representation for ar

New York will spend $7.25 million to provide legal representation for 1,400 unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation, Gov. Hochul says.