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Children as young as three face immigration court alone in Texas

Original: “We cannot allow this evil to continue,” said one commentator after reading a CNN reporter’s description of an immigrati

A CNN reporter described an immigration court hearing in Harlingen, Texas, where children as young as three appeared without legal representation and were asked by a judge whether they understood the proceedings against them. The account spread widely online, with commentators calling the situation evil and demanding it not be allowed to continue, amid ongoing debate over unaccompanied minors navigating deportation hearings without lawyers.

Why now: The account of toddlers facing deportation proceedings without legal representation has sparked outrage over US immigration court practices.

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• “We cannot allow this evil to continue,” said one commentator after reading a CNN reporter’s description of an immigration court hearing in Harlingen, Texas on Monday, where children as young as 3 appeared without legal representation and were asked by a judge whether they… · Persona@todon.nl · 125

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