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Arizona Advocates Block Child Transfer | Tucson News
A fierce legal battle is unfolding in Arizona as advocates scramble to halt the planned transfer of 108 unaccompanied immigrant children—some as young as five months—to Texas and Louisiana, where critics fear deportations will accelerate and due process will be ignored. The Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project has filed a habeas petition, arguing the move violates federal protections for minors, including the right to legal counsel and child-centered custody. This isn’t the first time advocates have intervened; last year they blocked the deportation of nearly 700 Guatemalan children…
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