More than 600,000 immigrant children have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without a parent or legal guardian since 2019, according to government data.

Affected organizations said the move would prevent them from offering critical legal services to migrant children who crossed the U.S. southern border without their parents or legal guardians.

The Trump administration ordered legal service providers working with unaccompanied migrant children to stop their work, according to a memo obtained by CNN.

The Trump administration has suspended a program that helped children who come to the U.S. without a parent or guardian navigate the immigration court system

A stop-work order by the Interior Department halts legal work for children who crossed the border without their parents.

The primary contractor providing the legal services said it helps 26,000 unaccompanied minors who are seeking permission to remain in the country legally.

Immigrant Defenders Law Center, a group that for decades has been the largest provider of legal services for unaccompanied children who cross the U.S. border from Mexico, has received a stop-work order from the Trump administration.

The Trump administration on Tuesday halted legal representation for 26,000 immigrant children across the United States. This means immigrant children will be expected to represent themselves in