Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice terminated several federally funded programs that provided legal support to detainees in immigration centers. This includes halting services for minors and families in deportation proceedings. The decision stems from President Trump's executive order aimed at pausing funding for immigrant services, arguing waste and fraud. Critics argue this will leave many vulnerable immigrants without legal support, while supporters assert these measures are necessary to accelerate immigration enforcement and removal processes.
Lawyers providing detainees with basic legal information in federal immigration detention centers were shut out of facilities after the DOJ halted several federally funded programs.
The move is part of Trump's broader push to weaken or sideline the parts of the immigration system that support detainees.
The suspension of these longstanding programs could leave hundreds of thousands of vulnerable immigrants-including children and families-without access to basic legal information and representation.
Supporters of the President Trump's immigration policies say they are simply necessary to expedite the removal of people not authorized to be in the country.
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