Meena Shah
HondurasactivistFemale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Meena Shah is the Director of Legal Services at The Door, a youth development organization that provides support to vulnerable young people. She has been vocal about the challenges faced by unaccompanied minors in the U.S. immigration system, particularly regarding their access to legal representation. Recently, she raised concerns about the impending deportation of children without legal counsel, emphasizing the urgency of securing legal assistance for these minors as immigration judges continue to process cases regardless of representation.
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Meena Shah, managing director of legal services at The Door, warned that expecting children to represent themselves in immigration court was unrealistic.
Over 24,000 unaccompanied migrant children in the US risk losing legal aid as federal contract expires, nonprofits warn of deportation crisis
India· 2026-08-01
Meena Shah reminded that immigration judges are proceeding with cases regardless of legal representation, increasing the need for a lawyer.
Miles de niños migrantes podrían afrontar la deportación sin abogados en USAHonduras· 2026-08-01