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The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to

Deny lawyers for people deemed mentally incompetent

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What we know

This order cuts funding to provide government-appointed counsel to noncitizens in immigration proceedings who are deemed mentally imcompetent.

Formal Name

Trying to End the National Qualified Representation Program

Status
Challenged
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April 25, 2025

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Anticipated Impact

The Department of Justice abruptly terminated grants to a number of legal services organizations who provide free immigration counsel to noncitizens who are deemed mentally incompetent. DOJ claimed that it was terminating these grants "for convenience." It maintained only grants that were required by the settlement in Franco-Gonzalez v. Holder, Case No. 10-02211 DMG (C.D. Cal.), and terminated the rest.

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