Federal Funding for Migrant Children's Legal Aid Expires

Why it matters locally: North Carolina, as a state with a growing immigrant population, may see an increased burden on local social services and non-profit organizations as thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose access to federally funded legal representation.

WASHINGTON – A federal contract that funded legal representation for unaccompanied migrant children has concluded, potentially affecting the legal status of thousands of minors. The Acacia Center for Justice, a non-profit organization, held the contract for the past five years. Ali Rogin discussed the implications with Shaina Aber, executive director of the Acacia Center for Justice. The organization had provided legal services to unaccompanied children under the terms of the expiring agreement.