Children face higher threat of US deportation as legal support deal expires
Summary
A government contract that funded legal help for about 24,000 children in the U.S. without legal guardians has expired. This may leave many unaccompanied children without legal support, increasing their risk of deportation. The Trump administration has not said who will provide this help going forward.Key Facts
- The federal contract paid legal groups to represent unaccompanied children in deportation cases.
- The contract ended recently, and there is no clear plan to replace it.
- About 24,000 children in government-funded shelters received legal aid through this contract.
- Legal groups could enter shelters to meet and represent these children under the contract.
- The Trump administration has not explained why it let the contract expire.
- Some providers said the government was withholding payments before the contract ended.
- U.S. laws require legal help for unaccompanied children facing deportation.
- Two Democratic lawmakers asked government officials to explain how children will continue to get legal services.
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