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Jun. 30, 2025

Judge rules ICE breached migrant family legal aid settlement

A San Diego federal judge ruled ICE breached a settlement by ending a contractor-funded legal aid program for separated migrant families, ordering reinstatement despite government objection

Although the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcment initially denied breaching a settlement that required them to maintain a contractor that funded legal aid for separated migrant families, a federal judge in San Diego ruled otherwise.

During a status hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw said he was going to issue a more detailed order on the matter after an attorney representing a class of people facing deportation for illegal entry indicated the government could q...

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