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Trump Admin Targets Texas for Immigrant Kids | Texas News
The Trump administration is pushing Texas to handle legal defense for immigrant children facing deportation — a move the state’s Indigent Defense Commission firmly rejects, saying it’s outside their criminal-defense-only mandate. As federal efforts to slash protections for unaccompanied minors intensify — including shuttering shelters in Democratic states and advertising for legal staff in Texas — advocates warn this could be a strategic move to funnel vulnerable kids into a state with courts historically hostile to immigrant rights. With Texas immigration judges denying asylum at higher…
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