Advocate Seeks to Revive Suit Over Migrant Child Abuse (5)

March 12, 2025, 4:52 PM UTCUpdated: March 13, 2025, 12:59 AM UTC

A youth advocacy group is launching an eleventh-hour bid to revive a Biden-era case over the sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children, hours after the Trump Justice Department moved to drop the lawsuit.

The National Center for Youth Law told a Texas federal judge Wednesday it wants to join the litigation against major housing provider Southwest Key Programs and represent the interests of migrant children abused by its employees, now that the US government is no longer doing so.

“Until today, the United States has faithfully sought to uphold the rule of law by prosecuting claims and seeking relief that ...

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