Legal aid for immigrant kids remains in question after Trump administration pulls contract

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 667

Last Updated: 6 hours, 58 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON— More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant youth remain at risk of losing their legal representation, one month after the Trump administration ended a federal contract with an organization that provided legal services to migrant children, advocates and attorneys said Tuesday.

Most of those children who initially had attorneys through funding provided by Congress still have access to lawyers because the Acacia Center for Justice and its network of 100 nonprofits have continued to represent the children …

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