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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alexandra Villarreal

Thousands of immigrant children risk losing lawyers after Trump aid cuts

a man in a jacket that says police and a face mask stands next to a wall of documents
A federal immigration officer waits for respondents to depart from their hearings to conduct targeted detainments at a US immigration court in New York City on 17 November 2025. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Thousands of immigrant children who came to the United States without being accompanied by a parent or guardian are now at imminent risk of losing the attorneys assisting on their legal cases, amid cuts in government funding, advocates warned this week.

The Trump administration has severed ties with nearly a hundred legal organizations across the country that provide immigration advice and has been funneling kids into fast-tracked court hearings.

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