Unaccompanied children in immigration court would get government-funded lawyers and better access to their case files.
Unaccompanied children in immigration court would get government-funded lawyers. These lawyers would help them at every step of their case. All noncitizens in detention would also get better access to lawyers. The Department of Homeland Security would need to provide immigration files within 7 days of a notice to appear.
Today, noncitizens, including unaccompanied children, are generally responsible for finding and paying for their own lawyers in immigration court. This bill would change that by requiring the government to provide lawyers for unaccompanied children. It would also ensure all noncitizens get their immigration files within 7 days of a notice to appear and have at least 10 days to review them before proceedings continue, which is not currently mandated.
S 1297 · 119th Congress · April 3, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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