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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Uriel J. García

Department of Justice cuts off federally funded legal aid to detained immigrants

South Texas Family Residential Center, an ICE detention center in Dilley, on Sept. 30, 2020.
South Texas Family Residential Center, an ICE detention center in Dilley, on Sept. 30, 2020. The U.S. Department of Justice has halted federal programs that helped detained migrants obtain legal help. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

The U.S. Department of Justice told immigration attorneys who aid detained immigrants through a federal program to stop providing legal services as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing changes to the immigration system, according to legal aid groups.

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