{"id":319876,"date":"2026-08-12T22:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/319876\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T22:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T22:38:07","slug":"new-york-allocating-7-million-for-immigrant-childrens-legal-services-hochul-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/319876\/","title":{"rendered":"New York allocating $7 million for immigrant children’s legal services, Hochul announces"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is allocating millions of dollars to immigrant children.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Hochul stood side-by-side with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James to announce the state will allocate $7.25 million in funding for legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children in New York.<\/p>\n

“Going forward, these children will have the legal representation they need,” Hochul said.<\/p>\n

“No child should be alone in a courtroom,” James said.<\/p>\n

The governor says this will help 1,400 immigrant children in New York, about 250 of whom are currently detained. It comes after the Trump administration let a contract with a network of legal groups who had been doing this work nationwide expire in July.<\/p>\n

“The refusal to renew this contract with providers who specialize in this work is nothing less than a deportation order for children as young as 5 years old,” Mamdani said.<\/p>\n

CBS News New York reached out to the White House for a response and has not yet heard back.<\/p>\n

The governor’s office says the $7 million in funding will go to legal service providers led by the Hispanic Federation.<\/p>\n

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman responded, saying, in part, “When I am governor, I will end sanctuary status across New York.”<\/p>\n

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