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US Deportation Hearings for Children Without Lawyers Spark Outcry
Original: 'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as three are appearing in US immigration court to face deportation orders without legal representation, as the Trump administration fast-tracks removal proceedings. Advocates and commentators are calling the hearings 'monstrous' and a violation of due process, arguing the practice is shocking consciences because many of the children have no parent, guardian or attorney present to defend them.
Why now: The fast-tracked deportation of unrepresented migrant children is being condemned as a due-process crisis and is drawing fresh outrage online and in advocacy media.
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- 'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams · Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we allow this injustice to continue? The Trump administration's fast-tracked deportations are a violation of due process for these vulnerable children.…
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