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More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends

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More than twenty-five thousand unaccompanied immigrant children are losing legal representation as a federal contract funding those services expired Friday, NPR News reports. The program had provided legal guidance to help the young people navigate immigration proceedings.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/08/01/nx-s1-5913679/immgirant-ch...

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