Alex Padilla: “I also want to thank Secretary Mayorkas for his service and his leadership at this very challenging time for the…”

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

ICE is answerable to the American public whose trust in the agency has eroded: over half of Americans have little to no confidence in the agency and over half believe it uses excessive force.

Despite these statutory protections, ORR has nevertheless taken drastic steps to gut legal representation for children.

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…