NYTIMES (Jazmine Ulloa) - Judge Orders New Oversight of Immigrant Children’s Detention
After reviewing claims of persistent safety and sanitary failures, the court named two experts to monitor detention conditions across several facilities.
NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - Controversial group wins $158M-contract to represent unaccompanied immigrant children
Utah-based Our Rescue was founded by activist Tim Ballard. It was previously known as Operation Underground Railroad and it says it helps law enforcement perform sting operations and rescues human trafficking survivors.
AI:The Utah-based organization Our Rescue, founded by activist Tim Ballard and formerly known as Operation Underground Railroad, has secured a controversial $158 million contract to provide legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children. The group, which specializes in assisting law enforcement with sting operations and human trafficking rescues, enters this role amidst ongoing scrutiny regarding the management of migrant populations.Open
NPR (Chiara Eisner) - More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends
Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for legal access expired Friday.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ali Bradley) - Kids have no lawyers in immigration court, even as feds spend millions
Acacia Center for Justice alleges it is owed $65 million by the federal government for legal services already rendered