Definition of legal aid
: aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor
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The legal aid organization is representing more than 300 parents and has only located two children so far.
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But this summer, things are going to be different because Country Time is introducing legal aid.
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The claims, which were tied to multiple detention centers, were supported by five legal aid workers, four medical workers, and two advocates who work with ICE detainees.
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In Florida, for example, only 14% of people who qualify for legal aid services can actually access those services.
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According to Winifred Kao, litigation director for the San Francisco legal aid organization Asian Law Caucus, the payment wasn’t the only part of the settlement.
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His administration has also tightened rules on those who can claim asylum, cut funding for legal aid for unaccompanied children and raised the specter of Immigration and Customs Enforcement checks for sponsors of migrant children.
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Jonathan Ryan, executive director of the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, the largest immigration legal aid group in Texas, said little is done to explain rights.
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In addition to housing assistance, Trump approved relief from several other FEMA programs, including crisis counseling, unemployment benefits, and legal aid.
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First Known Use of legal aid
1890
LEGAL AID Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of legal aid for English Language Learners
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: money provided by a special organization to pay legal fees for people who cannot pay them themselves
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: aid provided by an organization established to serve the legal needs of the poor
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