Hochul Announces New Legal Services Funding for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

In response to new action from the Trump Administration not to renew federal contracts with nearly 100 legal services providers that represent unaccompanied minors through their immigration process, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday that she is authorizing an immediate infusion of $7.25 million to cover the legal services for roughly 1,400 unaccompanied minors in the state. During a press conference to introduce the newly released funds, Hochul slammed the President for this decision that led to this immediate action...

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Hochul called it a "depraved" decision that actively puts vulnerable, innocent children in dangerous situations...

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She says unaccompanied minors without legal representation are "more likely to be trafficked, more likely be abused, more likely sent back in dangerous situations."

Photo by Governor Kathy Hochul's Office