Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-04-24 06:55:25 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9E5E18122ADD5523BFC8BA70C60FAE1FB6B3F20DC6180187D17FFC34EE0C9BB2
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Unfortunately, Due to the civil nature of immigration proceedings, children as young as 3 have had to appear in court without representation. First reported in 2016 under Obama, and still not meaningfully addressed by any administration since. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/can-a-3-year-old-represent-herself-in-immigration-court-this-judge-thinks-so/2016/03/03/5be59a32-db25-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html
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