Trump fired the attorneys for migrant kids. He’s recruiting military lawyers.

Stripping the contracts of experienced lawyers, say critics, is part of a dismantling of vulnerable children’s safety net, increasing their chances for deportation.

Unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation lost their legal representation after Trump tore up contracts with their nonprofit and legal aid defenders. Now the administration is recruiting active and retired military lawyers as replacements.

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