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Article by ABA: Twenty Years of Progress in Advocating for a Child’s Right to Counsel

posted on April 2, 2019
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By Amy Harfeld – March 22, 2019

There is much work to be done before the promise of full legal rights for dependent children is realized.

Recent disturbing headlines focusing on the trauma and injustice of separating children from their parents at the border ushered unexpected but welcome public scrutiny of the obvious injustice of these vulnerable families facing complicated and intimidating legal proceedings without an attorney.

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Stephanie Talavera

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