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Unprecedented stop-work order halts legal services for unaccompanied migrant children

Unprecedented stop-work order halts legal services for unaccompanied migrant children

by Jiah Choe | Feb 20, 2025 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – The nonprofit organization that manages legal assistance for unaccompanied children who arrive in the United States scrambled to meet the needs of more than 26,000 children after a stop-work order stalled all federal funding. The Department of the...
Lawyers and Judges Urge Congress to Address Backlogged Immigration Court System

Lawyers and Judges Urge Congress to Address Backlogged Immigration Court System

by Jessica Ma | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — Immigration attorneys and judges implored lawmakers on Wednesday to find solutions to the nation’s backlogged immigration court system, where 2.6 million cases remain pending — a significant uptick from 1.6 million cases in December 2021. They called for...

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