The US government must continue to finance legal assistance to immigrant children, judge rules Immigration news

The ruling temporarily stops 26,000 of the unaccompanied palace of the loss of their legal representation.

A US government judge has commanded temporarily re -financing for legal assistance to immigrant children traveling alone, saying it makes the immigration system more just.

The matter issued by the American boycott judge, Arselli Martinez-Olgouen from San Francisco on Tuesday prevents tens of thousands of unaccompanied children from losing their lawyer. This comes after the administration of President Donald Trump canceled a contract with a non -profit institution that helps them obtain legal representation.

The Trump administration ended the government’s contract with the Justice Center in Akassia on March 21.

Akassia criticized this step, saying that legal assistance for weak children is “more important than ever” as the administration is deporting.

“The decision of the administration to end these services undermines due legal procedures, and does not affect the vulnerable children, and the children who have already suffered from a severe shock to the risk of further harm or exploitation that cannot be repaired.”

A group of subcontractors under a lawsuit against ACACIA, arguing that a law to combat trend for 2008 forced the government to provide a legal advisor to children at risk, and many of them are young of speaking or not talking English.

Judge Martinez-Al-Joaine agreed that the defenders raised real concerns about compliance with the 2008 legislation and eliminated that funding should continue during the case resolved.

She wrote: “In addition, the court finds that continuous legal financing for unaccompanied children enhances efficiency and fairness within the immigration system.”

It will be valid on Wednesday and will continue until April 16.

This is the third legal setback in less than a week for the Trump administration Immigration campaignAlthough everyone may be temporary with lawsuits.

On Friday, a federal judge in Boston said that people with final deportation orders should have a “meaningful opportunity” to discuss against sending to another country.

On Monday, another federal judge in San Francisco has developed plans to end protection for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including 350,000, is scheduled to end their legal status on April 7.