This is a result of the inhumane decisions that members of this administration want you to be silent about in public for fear of a loss of “civility”.
The kid and her lawyer were about the only humans there. For fucks sake, they’re kids.
HERE’S THE LINK TO SUPPORT HER WORK
Updated link!
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IMG 1: Tweet from Laura Berrera, Esq. @/abogada_laura on 6/28/2018 reading:
Today my client was excited to push the elevator buttons on the way to her first deportation hearing. Afterwards | congratulated her on tying her shoes by herself. She’s 6 and @/TheJustice Dept thinks she should only get a lawyer if she can pay for one
And linking a thehill.com article: “Court rules children facing deportation have no right to court-…”
Img 2: Quote tweet by Laura Berrera, Esq. @/abogada_laura on 6/28/2018 of original tweet by Beto O'Rourke @/BetoORourke. Original post reads:
“The child –in the middle of the hearing started climbing up on the table. It really highlighted the absurdity of what we’re doing with these kids.”
texastribune.org/2018/06/27/imm..
Reply reads:
My 5-yr-old client can’t tell me what country she is from. We prepare her case by drawing pictures with crayons of the gang members that would wait outside her school. Sometimes she wants to draw ice cream cones and hearts instead. She is in deportation proceedings alone.
IMG 3: Twitter comment by barbara bales @/barbtries and reply by Laura Berrera, Esq. @/abogada_laura on 6/29/2018. Comment reads:
where do i send money to support your work? this is heartbreaking.
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netcommunity.unlv.edu/immigrationdi… I work in the UNLV Immigration Clinic! That’s the link. Thank you so much for asking.
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Organizations helping unaccompanied immigrant children having to go through immigration courts alone:
We are Kids in Need of Defense, and we envision a world in which children’s rights and well-being are protected as they migrate alone in sea
The Women's Refugee Commission created a list on how to help migrant children in government custody, in detention centers, and at the US-Mex
A few articles, but obvi check out others too:
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A federal district court heard oral arguments in Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA) v. HSS on Wednesday
Court can be a scary place, especially for young children. Compound that with a language barrier and remove that child’s access to represent
The United States is facing a crisis of legal representation for immigrants that affects one of the most vulnerable groups: children migrati
And for contacting US representatives about this act:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Judiciary...
Summary of S.1297 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
This is heartbreaking. This is cruel. Please help support this work and share this message. The number of the Beast is 47 and he lurks in our White House. Time for some good trouble.
