US EditionUN experts condemn US move to strip migrant children of legal aid
UN experts warn that 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children face increased risk of unlawful deportation after US halted nonprofit legal aid funding in February 2025.
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UN experts accuse the U.S. government of serious child rights violations in dealing with migrants.
Independent experts alarmed by child rights violations in US immigration procedures
UN-appointed independent human rights experts have raised alarm over violations of children’s rights during US immigration procedures, nearly a year after federal funding for legal representation for unaccompanied minors was terminated.
Geneva, Switzerland The decision of the United States to put an end to the funding of legal aid for unaccompanied minors involved in migration processes implies a "serious violation" of children's rights, warned UN experts on Tuesday. Shortly after President Donald Trump's return to power a year ago, the government ordered the legal service associations to cease their activities and abolished the funding of lawyers representing unaccompanied chi…
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