Unaccompanied immigrant children living in U.S. shelters will no longer receive English instruction, legal aid and recreational programs that had been funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the cuts to the Washington Post. Funding is being eliminated, said spokesman Mark Weber, for activities that are “not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety.”
The funding cuts come amid budget pressures caused by a dramatic spike in unaccompanied minors at the southern border.
