Coverage dated October 6, 2026 to October 8, 2026

Legal team built for foreign minors

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

MIAMI -- The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren't employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Critics decry Trump administration’s move to assign government lawyers to migrant kids’ cases (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren’t employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportati…

  2. Bangor Daily News

    Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids’ cases, worrying advocates (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren’t employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportati…

  3. NOTUS

    Trump Administration to Assign Government Lawyers to Migrant Children's Cases (opens NOTUS)

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    NOTUS's feed description

    The move appears to lay the groundwork for one of the biggest changes since guaranteed free legal representation for unaccompanied migrant children was introduced in 2008.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Legal team built for foreign minors (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    MIAMI -- The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren't employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation.

  5. Mother Jones

    Trump Administration Plans to Have Its Own Lawyers Represent Migrant Kids (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    The Trump administration has quietly announced that its own lawyers will represent unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court, facing off against other administration lawyers who are trying to deport the kids.

  6. ABC News

    Trump administration to use government lawyers to represent migrant children (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    The Trump administration has quietly organized a team of government attorneys to represent unaccompanied migrant children in immigration court, according to a notice.

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