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Judge questions Trump administration’s compliance with order to fund legal aid for migrant children
By Cindy Ramirez at El Paso Matters
· July 16, 2026
· 4 min read
A California federal judge on Thursday gave Estrella del Paso and other nonprofits that provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children seven days to work out with the federal government a way to receive the hundreds of thousands of dollars they say they’re owed.
The hearing com...
Key takeaway Department of Health and Human Services has withheld more than $765,000 in reimbursements they’re owed for representing children in the immigration legal system.
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Published: July 16, 2026 ·
Source: El Paso Matters ·
Reading time: 4 min
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What is this story about? A California federal judge on Thursday gave Estrella del Paso and other nonprofits that provide legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children seven days to work out with the federal government a way to receive the hundreds of thousands of dollars they say they’re owed.
The hearing com...
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