Key legal resource for immigrant kids to expire with federal contract, advocates say

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 792

Last Updated: 3 days ago

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WASHINGTON — Bryan Chavez knows that having access to legal representation as an unaccompanied minor can be a lifeline.

In 2017, immigration officials separated him from his mother and brother at the southern border, as they were caught up in the family separation policy of the first Trump administration.

The 15-year-old remained in a detention center for children, knowing that if he were sent back to Mexico, he would likely die at the hands of the …

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