U.S. Immigration Court: Now Featuring Toddlers as Their Own Defense Attorneys

U.S. Immigration Court: Now Featuring Toddlers as Their Own Defense Attorneys

In Trump’s America, a four-year-old reportedly had to represent herself in immigration court. Why? Because his administration slashed a $200 million contract that funded attorneys for unaccompanied migrant children.

Before the cut, 30% of kids had no legal help. After? That number reportedly jumped to 60%.

So now, instead of an attorney advocating for them, kids—some who can’t even read—are facing judges alone. No lawyer. No interpreter. No clue what’s going on.

One New York judge tried to explain asylum to a courtroom full of unrepresented children. Let that visual sink in.

96% of kids without lawyers get deported.

With a lawyer? That number drops to 23%.

But hey, who needs due process when your defendant still watches “Bluey,” right?

And here’s the kicker: even if these kids are deported, no one can answer to where, under what adult’s care, or how they'll survive.

This isn’t just a broken system—it’s a courtroom version of child abandonment.

And people are rightfully asking: Is this justice, or just cruelty dressed in bureaucracy?