The Trump administration on Tuesday halted legal representation for 26,000 immigrant children across the United States. This means immigrant children will be expected to represent themselves in

A memo issued by a division of the Interior Department ordered the nonprofit through which the program is funded to “stop all work” associated with its contract for legal services for unaccompanied minors,

Children so young their feet can't touch the floor when they sit in courtroom chairs have been left without representation in immigration court because of Trump administration cuts, according to organizations that help these kids navigate the legal system when they arrive in the U.

The primary contractor providing the legal services said it helps 26,000 unaccompanied minors who are seeking permission to remain in the country legally.

The Trump administration has told organizations that provide federally funded legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children to halt the service.