Amid the Trump administration's refusal to comply with a federal court order to continue funding legal representation for unaccompanied immigrant children, Acacia Center for Justice, which subcontracts legal services to numerous groups, has seen its government contract not renewed. Executive Director Michael Lukens condemned the political motivations behind the funding cut, emphasizing the vulnerable position of migrant children and their need for legal advocacy.

A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration to restore the legal aid contract with Acacia Center for Justice, which had been terminated on March 21. The ruling was aimed at ensuring unaccompanied migrant children continue receiving vital legal representation after subcontractor groups warned that 26,000 children were at risk.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid services lost after terminating its contract with Acacia Center for Justice. The decision ensures that unaccompanied migrant children continue to receive legal representation, countering policies viewed as authoritatively harsh.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's termination of the contract with Acacia Center for Justice, ensuring that legal counsel for unaccompanied migrant minors continues while the case is under review. This decision safeguards access to legal representation for vulnerable children and reinforces the essential role of legal aid amidst authoritarian policy attempts.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore legal aid services after terminating the contract with Acacia Center for Justice. This decision, made on April 2, 2025, ensures that unaccompanied migrant children continue to have access to crucial legal representation, reflecting a check on authoritarian policies.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore the legal aid contract with Acacia Center for Justice after it was terminated, ensuring continued representation for tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children.

On March 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services terminated its contract with Acacia Center for Legal Justice, halting a $900,000 funding stream intended to support legal services for unaccompanied minors in Charlotte. This development affects the center’s ability to provide essential legal aid to a highly vulnerable population.

Following the Trump administration's decision to cancel $200 million in annual funding for legal representation for unaccompanied migrant children, Acacia Center for Justice confirmed the termination of its legal services program and denounced the move. The center, which serves over 26,000 children through a network of organizations, joined over 100 groups in a public statement asserting that the funding cut undermines decades of bipartisan efforts to protect vulnerable migrant children.

Following the Trump administration's termination of its funding contract on March 21, 2025, Acacia Center for Justice voiced strong opposition, warning that ending legal aid for migrant children undermines due process and jeopardizes vulnerable youth. This stance came amid a federal judge's order to temporarily resume funding to ensure fairness in the immigration system.

On March 21, 2025, the Trump administration partly terminated a contract with Acacia Center for Justice, an organization providing legal services to unaccompanied migrant children, a decision Acacia decried as an attack on vulnerable populations.

In March 2025, the Trump administration terminated the contract that provided legal representation to unaccompanied migrant children through the Acacia Center for Justice. Although the contract ending affected legal representation, Acacia continues to offer 'know your rights' legal orientation clinics and is preparing to fight the decision, reflecting its commitment to vulnerable communities.

On February 19, 2025, the Department of the Interior issued a stop-work order targeting the Acacia Center for Justice. This abrupt decision halted essential legal services provided to unaccompanied immigrant children, drawing strong condemnation from Public Counsel for its harmful impact on vulnerable communities.