HHS sued for cutting program that provides legal aid for migrant children
Source: ABC News
March 27, 2025, 12:10 PM
Organizations that provide legal aid to migrant children have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency cut funding to the program that provides legal representation to tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors.
According to the lawsuit filed on Thursday, some of the groups that received federal grants have had to stop taking on new clients and "face the real threat of not being able to continue their ongoing representations."
Last week, groups that have collectively received over $200 million in federal grants were told that the contract was partially terminated, ending the funding for legal representation and for the recruitment of attorneys to represent migrant children. Currently, 26,000 migrant children receive legal representation through the funding.
The groups, which filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, are asking a federal judge to issue an injunction and block HHS from ceasing funding for legal representation for unaccompanied children.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/hhs-sued-cutting-program-legal-aid-migrant-children/story?id=120217217
Link to Amica Center PRESS RELEASE - Nonprofits sue the Department of Health & Human Services to restore legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children
Link to COMPLAINT (PDF) - https://amicacenter.org/app/uploads/2025/03/Complaint-for-Declaratory-and-Injunctive-Relief.pdf
Link to MOTION/MEMO (PDF) - https://amicacenter.org/app/uploads/2025/03/07-TRO.pdf
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