Commentary: Trump is now forcing children to go it alone in immigration court
by Ilyce Shugall, Los Angeles Times
Dec 09, 2019
2 minutes
The Justice Department recently issued a policy memo that would limit the access of noncitizens to legal assistance in immigration courts, the latest in a series of attacks on immigrants. As it is, people appearing in immigration court do not have a right to government-appointed counsel. Instead, they have to hire and pay for a private lawyer themselves or be fortunate enough to
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