Trump Reverses Course on Legal Aid for Migrant Children
Following a stop-work order issued Tuesday, the Trump administration reversed course Friday, rescinding the order and allowing the Acacia Center for Justice to resume providing legal services to nearly 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children. The initial order halted funding for all activities under the center’s federal contract, jeopardizing legal representation for vulnerable children navigating the immigration system. This reversal ensures the continuation of vital legal aid, preventing a potential “cataclysmic collapse” of nonprofit legal services for immigrant children. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of the Interior have not yet commented publicly.
John Q. Hosedrinker