Protection, Without a Lawyer

The government says it protects unaccompanied children—then leaves them alone in court.

Unsigned MSI house political cartoon: Protection, Without a Lawyer

Source article: Federal contract ends, leaving 26,000 migrant children without lawyers.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Editorial Board
Topic tags
human migration, social condition, law, civil rights, health
Primary entities
Office of Refugee Resettlement, Acacia Center for Justice, ProBAR, Galveston-Houston Immigrant Representation Project, U.S. immigration courts
Themes
immigration, legal aid, children's rights, government contracts, asylum
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, Equality & fairness