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POLITICSJul 31 · 17:42 UTCCHALKBEATGwynne Hogan, The City Reporter

Inside the NYC courtroom where detained children face deportation without attorneys

Hundreds of migrant children as young as 3 in NYC face deportation hearings without legal representation in a courtroom overseen by Judge Lisa W. Ling. Federal regulations require legal aid for unaccompanied minors, but court records show only a quarter of cases had attorneys. A Trump-era contract for legal services is set to expire, potentially denying representation to 20,000 children nationwide.

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