New York-based organizations that provide legal services to unaccompanied minors are in crisis as recent federal funding cuts jeopardize their operations. A recent case involved a 5-year-old migrant placed into custody and later released to a New York sponsor, but the legal aid organization's government contract was abruptly canceled. This funding halt, echoing previous attempts by the Trump administration, affects over 25,000 minors, risking the infrastructure and expertise built over decades to support vulnerable migrant youth.
The end of the contract eliminates almost all of their services with unaccompanied children, dismantling decades-long infrastructure and expertise.
The Trump administration's decision to halt funding signifies a major disruption in legal services to over 25,000 migrant minors.
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