Unaccompanied Children

Federal District Court Orders Trump Administration to Protect Immigrant Children

SAN FRANCISCO– A federal district court once again ordered the Trump administration to fund attorneys for unaccompanied children, reversing a move the administration had made when it cut funding to legal service providers that specialize in representing vulnerable immigrant children who would otherwise be left to face the deportation system alone. The order is the […]

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Kids’ Access to Lawyers Restored by Temporary Restraining Order 

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal district court issued a Temporary Restraining Order shortly after oral argument in CLSEPA v. HHS, temporarily restoring critical legal services for unaccompanied children. Legal service providers sued the Trump administration last week after the administration announced it would no longer fund these services for unaccompanied kids, in violation of the

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Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto v. HHS (Unaccompanied Children)

On March 26th, 2025, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Justice Action Center filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and other federal departments after they eliminated legal representation for unaccompanied children, who often flee their home countries alone due to persecution, trafficking, and

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Nonprofits Sue the Department of Health & Human Services to Restore Legal Access for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Justice Action Center announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the government for shutting down critical legal representation programs for unaccompanied immigrant children. The lawsuit, filed against the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and

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Advocates for Immigrant Children Have Their Day in Court in ImmDef v. DHS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES — Immigrants’ rights advocates took the stand at trial today in ImmDef v. DHS, a lawsuit filed to protect the congressionally mandated rights of unaccompanied children who had prior interaction with Remain in Mexico, otherwise known as MPP. The trial is the latest step in a case initially filed under

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Experts Available to Discuss Traumatic Impact of Federal Failure to Adhere to Protections for Certain Unaccompanied Children

For Planning Purposes November 3, 2023 Los Angeles – Witnesses with significant expertise in child psychology and immigration law will provide live testimony on Tuesday, November 7 during a bench trial in ImmDef v. DHS. The trial represents the latest step in civil and immigrants’ rights groups’ legal battle to ensure that the federal government

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Immigrants’ Rights Organizations Head to Court to Defend Unaccompanied Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 2023 WHAT: Trial before a federal district court judge in the ImmDef v. DHS case WHEN: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 9:30 am  WHERE: First Street U.S. Courthouse (Central CA District):  350 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 WHO: Speakers from the following plaintiff organizations and their counsel will

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ImmDef v. DHS (Unaccompanied Children)

Initially filed against the Trump administration, and now the Biden administration for denying  unaccompanied children previously subjected to the Migrant Protection Protocols program (MPP, also known as Remain in Mexico) their congressionally mandated protections under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). The federal government seeks to continue this dangerous and harmful practice in violation

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Immigrant Rights Organizations Demand Court to Block Government Practice of Denying Rights to Unaccompanied Children Previously in the Remain in Mexico Program

LOS ANGELES, CA. – A cohort of immigrant rights organizations representing unaccompanied children through their counsel Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Justice Action Center, and pro bono partner Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, are asking a California Federal District Court to stop the U.S. government from deporting young children under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. 

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