Federal Contract Lapse Ends Funded Lawyers For 26,000 Migrant Children
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The U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement allowed a federal legal-services contract for unaccompanied migrant children to expire on Friday, July 31, 2026. NPR The lapse ends federal funding for lawyers who represent about 26,000 children and could leave many without independent, federally funded counsel as soon as Monday. NPR