I am glad the courts recognize the essential role legal counsel plays in this process and will continue to push back against Trump Administration policies that use children to advance their radical anti-immigrant agenda.
I will continue to push back against Trump Administration policies that use children to advance their anti-immigrant agenda.
Occurrences
Evidence
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
DeLauro's Appropriations Committee release addressed a court order requiring release of withheld funds for unaccompanied children's legal services and said she would “continue to push back” against Trump policies using children in an anti-immigrant agenda.
legacy_unverified · Source version not recorded · locator unknown
Connecticut Public reported that DeLauro held a press conference after an oversight visit to a New Haven facility for unaccompanied children, criticized prolonged federal detention, and warned that Trump policy changes were separating children from families for hundreds of days.
Assessments
The promise was framed as an ongoing commitment to push back against Trump administration policies using children in immigration enforcement, not as a pledge to enact a specific statutory outcome. During the same federal term, DeLauro publicly opposed the administration’s withholding of legal-services funding for unaccompanied children and conducted oversight/public pressure regarding prolonged detention and loss of legal aid for migrant children. That satisfies the promised action within her House role, even though the broader policy dispute remained ongoing.