Children deserve competent representation by attorneys who practice at the intersection of child welfare and federal immigration law, but Americans also deserve to know why their federal dollars are being doled out to Trump’s friends and allies.
Senators demand transparency on legal representation for children.
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Extending this constitutional protection to private individuals — who hold no official government position, take no oath to support the Constitution, and are exempt from federal ethics and record-keeping laws — fundamentally distorts the…
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We request that you immediately rescind the July 2026 memo and reinstate the 2020 and 2024 guidance.
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