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9/29/2026
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Angel, a 13-year-old migrant child without legal representation, broke down in tears during a deportation hearing, telling a Texas immigration judge that he had no one and nowhere to go in Honduras if he were to be deported.

His pleas went nowhere, and the judge gave him until the end of the month to leave the country or appeal his deportation.

Angel’s experience is becoming increasingly common in immigration courts across the country. Hundreds of kids as young as 2 years old are appearing in court on their own — sometimes with just 24 hours’ notice — and facing deportation without an attorney by their side as the Trump administration accelerates its immigration crackdown.

Attorneys say this is the consequence of the Trump administration canceling funding for organizations that helped these children.