Trump administration restores legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children
by Maanvi Singh from US news | The Guardian on (#6VEQ8)
A stop-work order had been issued to government-funded attorneys to cease counsel for about 26,000 minors
The Trump administration has rescinded its decision to cut off legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children, just three days after it ordered government-funded attorneys across the country to immediately stop their work.
The Acacia Center for Justice and the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) confirmed that the stop-work order affecting non-profits that provide legal counsel for about 26,000 unaccompanied minors had been lifted.
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