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Bipartisan effort seeks to restore legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children
18 Apr 2025 05:59 GMT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Trump administration ended the government's contract with organizations providing legal services for unaccompanied migrant children last month. Now, there's a bipartisan push to restore that contract.
These services haven…
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UCLA faculty say top leaders need to do more to defend immigrant students
19 Apr 2025 00:56 GMT
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The UCLA Faculty Association says …
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Maine judges, advocates say civil legal aid is at a 'breaking point'
18 Apr 2025 01:31 GMT
… the state's civil legal aid system is at a … Maine, Maine Equal Justice, the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project and Legal …
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Maine legal aid faces funding loss, but lawmakers propose $3.3M bill for support
18 Apr 2025 00:52 GMT
… funding annually to the civil legal aid system.
In 2023 and 2024 … Rights Maine, Maine Equal Justice, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, and Legal … states to have 10 public legal aid attorneys available for every 10 …
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Immigration officers detain person inside Ozaukee County Courthouse
18 Apr 2025 22:49 GMT
… detained by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, Ozaukee County … Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Colleen … present a conundrum to immigrants with legal cases: either … rollback on guidance against immigration arrests in "sensitive …
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Too many Mainers are going through ‘life-changing’ civil cases without attorneys, legal aid providers say
17 Apr 2025 21:16 GMT
… from the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition said civil legal aid providers like … the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project … to lawmakers. “Civil legal aid organizations like the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP …
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Trump administration not only cancelling student visas but also valid statuses: Top immigrant rights advocate
18 Apr 2025 15:34 GMT
… ), the US's first legal aid and civil rights organization serving … working at the intersections of immigration, civic engagement, criminal justice, economic … rights, focusing on supporting marginalised immigrant communities. Under Kohli’s leadership …
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'It's Time for You to Leave': Trump Admin Allegedly Sends Mass Deportation Emails to Immigrants
17 Apr 2025 17:56 GMT
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Hasan Shafiqullah of the 'Legal Aid Society' received one such … emails have triggered fear among immigrants and citizens, reflecting significant flaws … in immigration enforcement. The chaotic situation which …
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Immigration tracker: Latest updates on ICE deportations, sanctuary cities and legal protections
17 Apr 2025 03:17 GMT
… filed by immigrants and immigrant rights advocates after U.S. Immigration and … -born children of their citizenship.
Legal aid for unaccompanied minors
Current status … prior guidelines that had discouraged immigration enforcement in sensitive locations, …
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Final Reading: Vermont Senate looks to bolster protections for kids whose parents face immigration enforcement
16 Apr 2025 23:13 GMT
… administration has ramped up immigration enforcement in Vermont and … Children and Families.
Vermont Legal Aid already helps parents who … detained in Vermont by immigration authorities if the state … use of Vermont prisons by immigration authorities here.
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