Senator Moody's Take on Trump's First 100 Days Immigration Policy
Judge appointed by Biden maintains restrictions on Trump administration's efforts to cut funding for lawyers representing migrant children
Senator Ashley Moody, hailing from Florida, saunters onto 'Fox & Friends First' to wade into the fray, spilling hot takes on the record-breaking ICE data during President Donald Trump's initial 100 days in office. The Senator was questioned about due process for illegal immigrants - his responses were anything but predictable.
Meanwhile, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín has held firm, continuing to bar the government from arcing funds intended for legal services for unaccompanied immigrant children. The court decreed,
This injunction followed a preliminary one, also granted by the same court, for the same purpose. Alas, attempts to secure comment from the White House fell on deaf ears.
Biden-appointed Judge Blocks Trump Admin from Terminating Legal Aid for Unaccompanied Migrant Children
President Trump, standing tall and resolute on the South Lawn of the White House, weathered yet another storm as Judge Martínez-Olguín thwarted his administration's plan to eliminate legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children.
Historically, the esteemed District Judge had been appointed to her position by then-President Joe Biden in 2023. Before donning her judgeship, she honed her skills as an attorney with the National Immigration Law Center, an organization dedicated to championing immigrant, economic, and racial justice.
In the thick of a maelstrom of legal hurdles, the Trump administration scrambled to navigate a sea of challenges popping up during the inaugural 100 days of the president's second term. Brace yourself for....
Video: The Struggle for Legal Aid Continues
The preliminary injunction arrived amid a tempest challenging the government's intention to yank funding pertaining to legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children. Countless organizations waged a legal battle after the government had partially cut the strings on a deal with the Acacia Center for Justice, though Acacia itself was not a warring party.
A complaint asserted, "Until March 21, 2025, the Acacia Center for Justice ("Acacia") managed a network of 89 legal services organizations (including Plaintiffs) in 159 offices across the country providing representation to unaccompanied children through funding from HHS and ORR, under a contract between Acacia and DOI (contracting on behalf of HHS and ORR)."
The mettle of the Trump administration will be tested as it grapples with this legal gale and many others yet to come.
Yours,Alex Nitzberg, our website Digital
- Senator Ashley Moody discussed President Donald Trump's immigration policy during his first 100 days in office, expressing views that were not predictable on the topic of due process for illegal immigrants.
- In response to the Trump administration's plan to terminate legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, appointed by President Joe Biden, issued an injunction to bar the government from cutting off access to funds earmarked for such legal services.
- The Acacia Center for Justice, an organization dedicated to providing legal services for unaccompanied children, faced a legal challenge when the government partially cut the funding for their services. A complaint asserted that the Acacia Center managed a network of 89 legal services organizations until March 21, 2025.
- The Trump administration faces a series of legal hurdles during the inaugural 100 days of the president's second term, with the struggle for legal aid for unaccompanied immigrant children being one of many challenges they must navigate.
