18 senators push to fund immigration court children's docket

U.S. immigration courts are moving toward more child-appropriate procedures, but funding could determine whether those procedures will effectively protect minors in immigration proceedings.

A group of 18 senators led by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) are calling on the upper chamber’s appropriators to dive into the weeds on Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) procedures as they craft the fiscal 2025 budget.

In a letter to Sens.