US: Unaccompanied Children Deserve Protection, Not Partisan Politics (Opinion)
Public News Time – May 05, 2023
As a state circuit court judge in Wisconsin, I have the privilege of upholding the law and ensuring the fair administration of justice. This includes maintaining the integrity of the U.S. justice system for all, including children. Last month, I was appalled by the passage out of committee in the U.S. House of Representatives of an immigration bill that targets unaccompanied children by decimating longstanding bipartisan laws designed to keep them safe. That bill, which is now part of the Secure the Border Act of 2023, includes a provision that would eliminate funding for immigration attorneys for children-forcing 3- and 4-year-olds to face the legal system alone. That leaves them vulnerable to human trafficking and sexual exploitation when they are returned to their place of origin. This is not who we are. It must not be who we become. Children who migrate are still children.
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