9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Immigration
Dec. 11, 2018
9th Circuit considers when immigrant children should get lawyers
A full panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges pressed attorneys Monday on the particulars of how providing counsel to minors facing deportation would work, with some seeming to favor representation in some scenarios but not others.
A full panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges pressed attorneys Monday on the particulars of how providing counsel to minors facing deportation would work, with some seeming to favor representation in some scenarios but not others.
Brought by the ACLU and other nonprofits, the case could result in government-appointed counsel for hundreds if not thousands of children facing deportation.
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