Trump Administration Creates Legal Team to Represent Unaccompanied Migrant Children Arriving in the U.S.
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Trump administration is forming a team of attorneys to represent minors who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, a measure that critics say would deprive them of legal counsel not employed by the government and could expose them to a greater risk of deportation. Attorneys from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will provide 'direct legal advice and representation' to unaccompanied migrant minors, according to an announcement in the Federal Register signed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The decision, announced last week with little publicity, did not provide further details beyond that broad mandate. Health and Human Services stated in a release that its Division of Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Foreign Minors will operate under the guidance of its general counsel to 'safely reunify these minors with their families and ensure they have the legal support they need.'
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