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# Unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal aid
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/immigration-crackdown-1785533825/
- Published: 2026-08-01T00:15:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-01T04:30:12.000Z
- Description: Unaccompanied migrant children at risk of losing legal representation
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_087a81a7-c7a0-4f96-8250-61fc82082a55, #extra

Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal representation, now that a federal contract with legal aid groups representing the minors is expiring. That contract, held by the non-profit Acacia Center for Justice, had funded legal services for unaccompanied children for the last five years. Ali Rogin discussed the developments with Shaina Aber, Acacia's executive director.