Illinois advocacy groups say DOJ ‘quietly gutting’ legal aid services for low-income immigrants

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date April 30, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
Last Updated April 30, 2026, 5:02 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/04/30/illinois-advocacy-groups-department-justice-gutting-legal-aid-services-low-income-immigrants

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Thirteen Illinois-based nonprofits are decrying what they say is the quiet dismantling of a longtime federal program that helps provide legal aid to low- income immigrants. For more than 60 years, the Department of Justice has operated the Recognition and Accreditation Program — a program that lets...