A 1-year-old child appeared without legal representation in an Arizona immigration court this week and was told to file an asylum application before the next hearing or risk being ordered deported.
A U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) attorney was present but did not intervene, according to a court filing. The situation has intensified an ongoing legal dispute between a network of nonprofits and the Trump administration over how unaccompanied migrant children are represented within the federal immigration system.
