Department of Justice AmeriCorps Grant for Unaccompanied Children Legal Services
SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The Department of Justice AmeriCorps grant aims to improve the efficient adjudication of immigration court proceedings for unaccompanied children. The grant supports enrollment of lawyers and paralegals as AmeriCorps members to provide legal services for children under 16 facing immigration court proceedings. Programs funded should focus on legal representation in immigration or custody proceedings, appellate proceedings before the Board of Immigration Appeals, and USCIS proceedings. Additionally, programs should [...]