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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

White House reportedly halts funding for legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

www.theguardian.com

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White House reportedly halts funding for legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

www.theguardian.com

jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months ago
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Critics say cuts will mean that children will have to face off alone in court against experienced Ice attorneys
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    Fucking despicable. Leaving children defenseless who had no say in their travels.

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    If that law firm from the other day had any balls they’d start taking these cases pro bono.

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    The cruelty is the point.

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      That is the correct definition of actual-sadism.

      “the cruelty is the point”.

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    protests NOW!!!

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    Are they actually asserting that a minor child is capable of self-representation in an immigration hearing?

    I cannot see another scenario where a minor child is solo for a hearing except when the parents are killed while fleeing their home country.

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