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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

White House reportedly halts funding for legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

Line of people between razor wire walk through gate in wall
US border patrol agents escort people through the US-Mexico border wall as seen from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on 5 October 2023. Photograph: José Luis González/Reuters

The Trump administration is reported to have cut funding to a legal program that provides representation for unaccompanied immigrant children, one month after directing immigration enforcement agents to track down minors who had entered the US without guardians last month.

Organizations that collectively receive more than $200m in federal grants were informed that the contract through the office of refugee resettlement had been partially terminated, according to a memo issued on Friday by the interior department and obtained by ABC News.

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