A.G. Underwood Leads New Brief Defending Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors' Access To Constitutiona

A.G. Underwood's office press release --------- Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood led a coalition of 19 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, challenging a federal policy that prohibits unaccompanied immigrant minors in federal custody from accessing abortion services. The Attorneys General argue that the federal government’s policy violates both states’ rights and the constitutional rights of women. The brief was filed in Azar v. Garza in the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and urges the court to affirm the district court’s decision granting a class-wide preliminary injunction against the Trump administration. To learn more click on the picture below to read the release.