In an era in which there is little good news for immigrant communities and even holding the line has become an ambitious goal, one progressive project has continued to gain steam: the movement to provide universal representation for non-citizens in removal proceedings. In the immigration field, “universal representation” refers to a system of appointed counsel that provides representation to indigent non-citizens facing deportation regardless of the apparent merits of their case. This model has proven a transformative change, particularly given the absence of any recognized right to government-funded counsel. In recent years, cities and counties throughout the nation have launched universal representation programs in the immigration arena, ...
Deportation is a significant deprivation of liberty--both scholars and courts have likened it to cri...
The plight of refugees-those who flee persecution-touches a chord with Americans, who have supported...
Earlier this year in January, in another blow to immigrant rights, the Supreme Court ruled that the ...
In an era in which there is little good news for immigrant communities and even holding the line has...
At a time when politics, financial considerations, and a push for expediency put pressure on the US ...
All of us here have a common goal: ensuring adequate legal representation of the immigrant poor. A c...
One of the most positive responses to heightened federal enforcement of immigration laws has been in...
The New York Immigrant Representation Study (“NYIR Study”) is a two-year project of the Study Group ...
Although immigrants have a right to be represented by counsel in immigration court, it has long been...
There is an evolving crisis in the immigration courts and federal courts of appeals caused by the la...
Each year, thousands of immigrant children are placed into court proceedings in which government pro...
What does adequate legal representation for noncitizen criminal defendants look like? After the Supr...
The immigrant representation crisis is a crisis of both quality and quantity. It is the acute shorta...
Persons deprived of their liberties as a result of administrative detention for immigration reasons ...
Should pro-immigrant advocates pursue federally funded counsel for all immigrants facing deportation...
Deportation is a significant deprivation of liberty--both scholars and courts have likened it to cri...
The plight of refugees-those who flee persecution-touches a chord with Americans, who have supported...
Earlier this year in January, in another blow to immigrant rights, the Supreme Court ruled that the ...
In an era in which there is little good news for immigrant communities and even holding the line has...
At a time when politics, financial considerations, and a push for expediency put pressure on the US ...
All of us here have a common goal: ensuring adequate legal representation of the immigrant poor. A c...
One of the most positive responses to heightened federal enforcement of immigration laws has been in...
The New York Immigrant Representation Study (“NYIR Study”) is a two-year project of the Study Group ...
Although immigrants have a right to be represented by counsel in immigration court, it has long been...
There is an evolving crisis in the immigration courts and federal courts of appeals caused by the la...
Each year, thousands of immigrant children are placed into court proceedings in which government pro...
What does adequate legal representation for noncitizen criminal defendants look like? After the Supr...
The immigrant representation crisis is a crisis of both quality and quantity. It is the acute shorta...
Persons deprived of their liberties as a result of administrative detention for immigration reasons ...
Should pro-immigrant advocates pursue federally funded counsel for all immigrants facing deportation...
Deportation is a significant deprivation of liberty--both scholars and courts have likened it to cri...
The plight of refugees-those who flee persecution-touches a chord with Americans, who have supported...
Earlier this year in January, in another blow to immigrant rights, the Supreme Court ruled that the ...