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New York Funds Legal Aid for Migrant Kids | New York City News
New York is stepping in with $7.25 million to ensure 1,400 unaccompanied migrant children get legal help—filling a critical gap left by the expiration of a major federal contract. With kids appearing in immigration court without lawyers, facing deportation deadlines and asylum procedures alone, this state-funded initiative aims to protect vulnerable minors until federal services restart in August. Governor Hochul framed it as a moral duty: these children deserve fair representation in a system that doesn’t automatically guarantee it. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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