The Obama administration is going to start a program to provide lawyers for youths under the age of 16 facing deportation: 100 lawyers and paralegals will be funded with $2 million in grants, the New York Times reports. The surge in providing counsel reflects a "surge of unaccompanied children that has overwhelmed border officials as well the nation’s family and immigration court systems," the Times reports.
Advocates said the intiative will only hlep a fraction of the children appearing for deportation hearings.
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