@voteinorout: In New York City, migrant children as young as 4 years old are being forced to appear in immigration court alone, without a lawyer or guardian by their side. Many of them attend these hearings virtually from shelters, confused and scared, trying to navigate a legal system that even adults struggle to understand. “The reason we’re here is because the government of the United States wants you to leave the United States,” Judge Ubaid ul-Haq told a group of about a dozen children during a virtual hearing. “It’s my job to figure out if you have to leave.“ The judge says the number of unaccompanied children in her court without a lawyer has gone from 30% to 60%. In the U.S. immigration court system, individuals, including unaccompanied migrant children, do not have a right to government-appointed counsel. While they are entitled to hire an attorney at their own expense, there is no provision for free legal representation, even for minors . This crisis has gotten worse after a $200 million federal contract that funded legal aid for unaccompanied minors was terminated by President Trump. Now, thousands of children face the risk of deportation without legal guidance. In 2022, the number of unaccompanied immigrant children in America rose to 192,000. ** the video used in this post is from a 2018 documentary called ‘Unaccompanied: Alone In America’ ** Sources: Gothamist/American Immigration Council/AP/ICS - - - #HeresWhy #Politics #PresidentTrump #First100Days #MAGA #Republicans #Latino #ProtectTheChildren #Families #UnaccompaniedMinor #Deportation #AbolishICE #ElSalvador #BringThemHome #Immigration #Latinos #Democrats #News #Trending #Viral repost @hereswhykevin

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