Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids' cases, worrying advocates
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.
TL;DR
- The Trump administration is forming a team of attorneys for child immigrants.
- These children traveled alone to the United States.
- Critics believe government-employed lawyers will not serve the children's best interests.
- There are concerns this could lead to a higher risk of deportation for the children.