NJ moves to give children legal aid in immigration cases
Monsy Alvarado, Social Justice Writer | June 25, 2021 | Immigration, Social
New Jersey on Thursday became the second state after California to set aside funds to pay for the statewide legal representation of unaccompanied children in their immigration proceedings.
The $3 million would also be used to provide case management for unaccompanied children, as well as legal representation for other young immigrants who arrived in the United States under similar circumstances and are facing deportation proceedings.
“Most children whom the government is trying to deport from New Jersey are unrepresented,’’ said Emily Chertoff, executive director of the New Jersey Consortium for Immigrant Children, a statewide coalition of legal providers, healthcare providers and community-based organizations that have pushed for the state funds. “No one should go to immigration court alone, and it is simply inhumane to demand this of children,” she added.
https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/06/legal-aid-unaccompanied-minors-immigration-hearings-lawyers-legal-representation/
