Officials from the Office of Refugee Resettlement have provided a timeline that challenges claims regarding a 1-year-old migrant boy appearing in immigration court without legal representation. They stated that legal service providers stepped in after initial lapses occurred under a previous contractor. The timeline shows that the boy and his mother were eventually represented in court following these events.
Key facts
- A 1-year-old boy and his mother were first encountered by CBP on June 25.
- The initial court hearing on July 8 had no attorney present due to a contractor's failure.
- USCRI began providing legal services on August 5 after Acacia's contract ended.
- About 2% of migrant children in ORR custody are under the age of 5.
- There are currently 1,690 migrant children in ORR custody.
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