NY Lawyers Fear Trump Blitz Will Speed Up Child Deportations

NY Lawyers Fear Trump Blitz Will Speed Up Child Deportations

Immigrant children who crossed the border into the United States without their parents are facing a barrage of changes that could increase their odds of being deported.President Donald Trump’s administration has begun rapidly scheduling large numbers of asylum interviews for unaccompanied children, lawyers representing them told New York Focus, leaving kids and their attorneys with little time to prepare for sessions in which they could win the …

These Lawyers Make Sure Children Don’t Face Deportation Hearings Alone. Trump Hasn't Paid Them In Months.

“We know what happens when children go to court without an attorney,” a lawyer said. “One word: deportation.”

Inside the New York court where children face deportation without access to attorneys

About 20,000 unaccompanied minors will lose legal representation if the federal government ends a longstanding contract on Friday, kicking current problems into overdrive across US Inside an immigration court in lower Manhattan, the faces of migrant children – some as young as three – have been beamed on to a video screen throughout the summer…