“There is currently no right to public defense in immigration proceedings, but having a lawyer to navigate this notoriously complicated system advances the cause of justice.”
Attorneys say they are facing logistical, technical, and communication problems with their cases, which are backlogged across the U.S. Immigration Court system.
Riaz Talukder has two sons, a wife battling cancer and more than one potential route to become a legal permanent resident. But after years of ICE check-ins, he’s been told…
The mayor’s decision to omit people convicted of a list of 170 crimes from a program providing legal counsel to detained people facing deportation will affect the very cases where…
