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

Justice Department restarts legal aid programs for detained immigrants

A woman commutes across the U.S-Mexico border crossing in Laredo on Nov. 9, 2021.
A plaque marking the U.S.-Mexico border between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. (Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune)

The U.S. Department of Justice reversed a recent order preventing legal aid groups from providing services to immigrants in federal detention centers and immigration courts after the Trump administration was sued for freezing federal payments.

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