Molly Castillo-Keefe

Border fence at Friendship Park, Tijuana

Without lawyers, 90% of children crossing into the US alone seeking safety could be sent back

October 15, 2014Justice

Molly Castillo-Keefe helps migrant children in Chicago seek shelter and asylum. About half of them, she says, have experienced violence in their home countries. And if current numbers are any indication, nearly all of those seeking asylum from violence will be sent home if they don’t find a lawyer to represent them.

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