“Black Website”: The Ministry of Justice stopped the legal plan for the detainees and cut off the advocate to enter the detention facility

After the U.S. Department of Justice stopped some federal government -funded plans, last week, lawyers who provided basic legal information at the Federal Immigration Detention Center were closed. One plan provides a lawyer for children who expel the country, and the other plans to allocate basic legal information.

This is part of Trump's weakening or sideline, or part of the immigration system that supports the detainees.

The Ministry of Justice refused to comment on the request.

In an email issued by the agency last week, the country told the National Non -profit Acacia Judicial Center that the center coordinated the plan to “stop working immediately” and cited the recent administrative order of President Donald Trump. The order instructed his cabinet members to suspend funds to provide contracts and gifts provided services for immigrants without legal status. It requires to terminate those contracts that discover waste and fraud.

Shaina Aber, Executive Director of the Acacia Judicial Center, said in a statement: “The suspension of these long -term planning may make hundreds of thousands of fragile immigrants (including children and families) unable to obtain basic legal information and representative rights.” A plan funded by the federal government, including four affected plans, cooperate with more than 130 non -profit organizations and private lawyers across the country.

These plans provide desks in busy immigration courts, personal and family basic legal information, called “legal orientation” and lawyers of minors. San Diego.

President Trump's immigration policy supporters said that this is necessary to accelerate the evacuation of those who have not been authorized.

“R-Vista) said:” In the past four years, it has been an unprecedented illegal immigration disaster. ” He was fully supported by such a commitment. He should have the opportunity to lead and succeed. “

Immigration advocates said that the suspension of funds eliminated most of the opportunities for detention immigrants, and no lawyer obtained basic legal information about its rights. As Trump has moved to rapid deportation, it has canceled the policies to prevent immigration from entering the school, churches and hospitals, and suspend the way of shelter. Unlike the Criminal Court, non -citizens have no right to obtain free lawyers, but have the right to represent their lawyers.

Andrew Nietor, a San Diego immigration lawyer signed a contract with the organization, represents about 20 children eight to 17 years old. Nertor said that despite the funding, he would continue to represent them and pointed out that the plan was called a plan for children's lawyers. The established part is to reduce the backlog of the court.

“When the judge came to the court and saw a eight -year -old child sitting on the table, this would lead to the extended procedure, more delays, and more continuity, because suddenly, the judge had an overwhelming case. Now, in order to figure out how I explain their rights to eight -year -old children, what procedures are, how to fill in shelter applications, and how to obtain support documents. “He said. “The plan actually helps the court's efficiency.”

Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, is expected to sign a legislation in the next few weeks, which will provide $ 25 million for unpaid lawyers. These lawyers provide legal services for immigrants and other groups they expect, including the new government, including the new government (Including cross -sex residents).

Prosperous said in California that funds are only part of the problem. The detention center is expected to play a core role in Trump's continuous development of immigration strategies. In the last Trump administration, these plans have stopped and eventually recovered under the leadership of President Biden-but immigrant officials continue to allow the provider to work with the detainees. This time, the advocate was rejected.

“The U.S. government has been successful in the Federal Court for its policy and legal position, and no government has the right to obtain lawyers in the revocation of lawsuits.” Said, Aram Gavoor, vice president of academic affairs of the University of Law, George Washington University.

He said that the Immigration Court was the administrative court and was formulated by the president and chief prosecutor's laws and regulations.

The directional plan is operated in a detention center usually located in the country's isolated areas, far from cities where immigration lawyers and legal service plans are concentrated. In California, the privately operated detention center operates in McFarland and Bakersfield in the central valley. (Adelanto).

“Batch deportation began in batch detention. When you accept large -scale detention and obtain legitimate procedures, you have obtained lawyers and transparency. You have a black site. He told reporters on Monday that litigation lawsuits will be invalid.

His staff members introduced a legal introduction with a group of detention this week. At that time, officials they often worked with them asked them to leave.

Lisa Knox, co -director of California's immigration judicial cooperation, said she heard similar stories of California providers, at least nine lawyers who provided consultations for children.

She said: “People who have been detained for immigration have not enough representatives and legal services.” “Therefore, the loss of the plan has further increased the gap.”

Since 2018, the number of cases of immigration courts has exceeded 3 million, and lawyers' cases have been greatly fallen. About one -third of the people have lawyers before the court. According to Congress reports, this number was two -thirds six years ago.

According to a study in 2018, the detainees of no lawyer occupied the upper hand in only 3 % of the case.

Times member Andrea Castillo, Andrea Castillo, contributed to this report