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When immigration courts require young children to testify about trauma

The immigration judge wants to interview my 8-year-old about why we fled our country, but she doesn't understand why we left and I'm afraid she'll say the wrong thing.

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A parent faces how legal systems demand adult-level testimony from children who lack the developmental capacity to navigate such high-stakes conversations.

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