The Trump administration is working to privatize a legal defense program for tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children, opening the door for a for-profit ICE technology contractor to take over in partnership with Angelina Jolie’s NGO.

The Trump administration is sabotaging a legal defense program for tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children, according to government documents and an internal letter from immigration lawyers sounding the alarm reviewed by The Lever.

As a result, the legal-aid program may soon fall into the hands of a for-profit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) technology contractor, an unprecedented move that would privatize critical legal services for some of the most vulnerable children in the country.

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