Immigration,
Government,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 30, 2025
9th Circuit upholds block on Trump-era legal aid cuts for immigrant children
The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss the TRO, which it said wrongly had the effect of a preliminary injunction, due to an April 4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a ruling by a San Francisco judge granting a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from terminating funding for direct legal services provided by nonprofits to unaccompanied minor children in the immigration system.
But 10 judges appointed by Republican presidents wrote or joined a pointed dissent, setting up a possible Supreme Court challenge.
The U.S. Department of Justice moved to dismiss the T...
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