The Trump administration ordered a stop to legal aid services for unaccompanied migrant children, impacting those who crossed the border without parents. This decision, outlined in a recent memo from the Department of Interior, affects organizations like the Acacia Center for Justice, which has served around 26,000 children. Critics argue that this move undermines due process and places these vulnerable children at greater risk of harm. Legal groups fear that without proper representation, these children may face immigration court alone, which could have devastating effects on their futures.
Without the services the Florence Project provides through the Unaccompanied Children Program, children, no matter their age, will be forced to represent themselves in immigration court alone.
The administration's decision to suspend this program undermines due process, disproportionately impacts vulnerable children, and puts children who have already experienced severe trauma at risk.
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