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This bill, the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2018, aims to improve access to legal counsel for unaccompanied alien children in immigration proceedings. The key provisions include: 1) allowing the Attorney General to appoint or provide counsel, at government expense, to aliens in immigration proceedings; 2) requiring that aliens or their counsel receive a copy of the alien's immigration file within 7 days of receiving a notice to appear; 3) mandating that unaccompanied alien children be represented by government-appointed counsel at government expense throughout their immigration proceedings; and 4) requiring the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure unaccompanied alien children have access to counsel inside detention, holding, and border facilities.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2468/all-info