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September 9, 2019

Trump Admin Failing to Provide Legal Aid for Migrant Children
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Huff Post reports the Trump administration is failing to provide legal
aid for locked-up migrant children in at least three separate jails - a
violation of federal law. Without the required legal services, migrant
children are forced to navigate complicated legal proceedings alone and
are more likely to be deported to potentially life-threatening
situations. RAICES Executive Director Jonathan Ryan told Huff Post, "Our
government is engaged in premeditated, deliberate acts of cruelty
against children. I don't think one has to be a conspiracy theorist to
believe that the government is attempting to systematically dismantle
every framework of support for any immigrant in this country."

Meanwhile, details from a lawsuit filed last month challenging the Trump
administration over its termination of the Flores agreement have
highlighted the dire conditions faced by locked-up migrant children.
Among the many violations, migrant girls reported being denied
sufficient menstrual products and having to keep wearing soiled clothing
throughout their periods.


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