The Trump administration cut a $200 million contract to an organization providing legal services to undocumented children at the border.

Posted by Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, Sep 30, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovSep 30, 2026

Multiple sources confirm the Trump administration halted and terminated a roughly $200 million federal contract with the Acacia Center for Justice for legal representation of unaccompanied children, many of whom were at the border.

What was said

… It's a loaded question. How can they do it? Well, they can do it. The way they do it is, so, it's a much longer story than just, I guess, a 60-second soundbite, but at the beginning of the Trump administration, they cut a $200 million contract to a organization that provides legal services to undocumented children at the border and unaccompanied minors. They then took part of that money, not all of it, part of it, and redirected it to a different organization that they said would do a better job at providing legal representation. This organization provides the lawyers. The lawyers sit in the courtroom. …

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · Sep 30, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. AP reports the administration suspended a $200 million contract with the Acacia Center for Justice to provide representation for children entering the country alone, ordering work to stop in February 2025.[1][3]

Supports. USA Today and the Spokesman-Review report the administration terminated the $200 million contract for legal representation of about 26,000 unaccompanied minors who entered at the border.[3][4]

Supports. Senator Duckworth's press release, a primary source, states the administration let the $200 million-a-year contract with Acacia lapse in July, cutting off services for more than 20,000 unaccompanied children.[2]

Context. ABC News reports the contract was partially terminated, ending funding for legal representation while leaving Know Your Rights presentations funded; a later KJZZ report says the money was subsequently restored.[5][6]

Context. The extracted claim drops the post's 'at the beginning of the Trump administration' timing qualifier, which the February 2025 stop-work order is consistent with; this is a faithful paraphrase, not an addition.[1]