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POLITICSAug 2 · 18:55 UTCWISCONSIN EXAMINERAriana Figueroa

Key legal resource for immigrant kids to expire with federal contract, advocates say

A federal contract providing legal aid to unaccompanied immigrant children is set to expire, leading to concerns about increased deportations. Bryan Chavez, an unaccompanied minor who received legal help, warns that without lawyers, fewer than 10% of children win their immigration cases. The Trump administration has withheld $65 million in funding from Acacia Center for Justice over disputes about sharing sensitive case data.

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Bryan ChavezpersonImmigration Defenders Law CenterorganizationTrump administrationorganizationOffice of Refugee ResettlementorganizationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesorganizationAcacia Center for Justiceorganizationunaccompanied immigrant childrentopicHenry Whipple Federal Buildingplace
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