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More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends
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Chiara Eisner
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Approximately 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. are losing access to independent legal representation after the government allowed a contract with legal service providers to expire. The dispute stems from the government's demand for confidential attorney-client information, which legal groups refused to provide.
An estimated 26,000 children who entered the U.S. without parents or guardians are expected to be left without independent legal representation as soon as Monday, according to lawyers who help represent them.
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