US legal aid for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children is at risk as the Office of Refugee Resettlement ceased funding services due to a dispute over confidential information. Lawyers warn children face deportation without representation, with some continuing pro bono.
Immigration advocates warn that a federal contract providing legal representation for about 24,000 unaccompanied minors in the US expired, potentially leading to higher deportation rates and ethical dilemmas for legal groups.
Fighting game streamer LowTierGod (LTG) has reportedly obtained a restraining order against the mother of his child following a civil court hearing. The judge granted the order, citing harassment and unwanted contact, despite some public comments made by LTG.
AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal have declared they will not appear in proceedings before Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in the Delhi High Court's excise policy case. Citing a lack of hope for justice and potential conflict of interest, they are opting for Satyagraha instead of legal representation.
US authorities have authorized the Venezuelan government to pay for legal services for President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in their drug trafficking case in New York. The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued amended licenses allowing defense counsel to receive payments under certain conditions. The defense withdrew its motion to dismiss based on inability to pay. Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces on January 3 and appeared before a federal court on January 5, pleading not guilty.
