'Authorities say my 15-year-old client is 27 and want to deport him': my job as a legal aid lawyer

I go home each night worrying about my clients. I wonder who would know if something bad ever happened to them

I’m a legal aid lawyer. My job is to help people challenge decisions made by local authorities and government departments: I mostly work with children in the UK who are on their own and seeking asylum, and who have had their ages disbelieved.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2HbEIMs