Biden-appointed judge blocks Trump admin from terminating legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children

FounderandPresidentofInternationalNetworkofHeartsAlmaTuckerjoins‘AmericaReports’todiscussbordersafehousesseeingfewertraffickingvictimssincetheTrumpadministrationtookoffice. AfederaljudgeinCaliforniahasblockedtheTrumpadministrationfromterminatingfundingforlegalcounselforunaccompaniedmigrantminors.  AppointedbyformerPresidentJoeBiden,U.S.DistrictJudgeAraceliMartínez-OlguínofSanFranciscoissuedatemporaryrestrainingorderonTuesdaythatwillstoptheTrumpadministrationfromendingthefundingwhilethemeritsoftheunderlyingcaseplayout.  TheTrumpadministrationonMarch21terminatedacontractwiththeAcaciaCenterforJustice,whichprovideslegalservicesforunaccompaniedmigrantchildrenunder18throughanetworkoflegalaidgroupsthatsubcontractwiththecenter.Elevensubcontractorgroupssued,sayingthat26,000childrenwereatriskoflosingtheirattorneys;Acaciaisnotaplaintiff. Thosegroupsarguedthatthegovernmenthasanobligationundera2