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26,000 Kids Just Lost Their Lawyers. Nobody Voted On That.

Empty wooden courtroom chair symbolizing unaccompanied immigrant children left without legal representation

A federal contract funding legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children quietly expired on a Friday, and more than 25,000 kids lost representation by Monday. This is what happens when accountability fights get settled by procurement paperwork instead of a vote.

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