Alex Padilla: “We'd be in dire straits. That's exactly where we would be.”

Should this egregious trend continue, 11 projects in 10 states…that anticipate signing a CIG grant agreement this year could be subjected to senseless delay.

Attempts by the Administration to expedite the deportation of these children by limiting their access to immigration counsel deserves urgent oversight.

For these reasons and our deep concern regarding the treatment and protection of unaccompanied children, we call for an independent, timely, transparent, and public investigation at both the state and federal level into this award.

The firm appears to have little relevant experience with the legal and practical challenges that children face, raising serious concerns about the firm’s ability to provide not just representation but adequate, zealous representation.