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The Department of Justice, under new leadership following the inauguration of Donald Trump, has told legal service providers who receive federal funding to stop providing legal orientation and other work intended to support immigrants at immigration courts.
In a memo obtained by ABC News, the DOJ ordered all such legal providers on Wednesday to "stop work immediately" in those areas.
"This email is to send you notification to stop work immediately pursuant to the Executive Order on the following task orders," the memo said. The programs listed in the memo include the Legal Orientation Program; the Immigration Court Helpdesk; the Family Group Legal Orientation Program; and the Counsel for Children Initiative.
The directive from the DOJ comes a day after ABC News reported that four top officials within the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review -- the DOJ's office that oversees immigration courts -- were removed from their positions.
More at: https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-order...gal-service-providers-stop/story?id=118027656
In a memo obtained by ABC News, the DOJ ordered all such legal providers on Wednesday to "stop work immediately" in those areas.
"This email is to send you notification to stop work immediately pursuant to the Executive Order on the following task orders," the memo said. The programs listed in the memo include the Legal Orientation Program; the Immigration Court Helpdesk; the Family Group Legal Orientation Program; and the Counsel for Children Initiative.
The directive from the DOJ comes a day after ABC News reported that four top officials within the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review -- the DOJ's office that oversees immigration courts -- were removed from their positions.
More at: https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-order...gal-service-providers-stop/story?id=118027656
