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As my post said 'homeland security' (read: Suspected terrorist) charges who are not part of the normal court system. But this also happens to immigrants or tho
by ItendToDisagree 13y ago
As my post said 'homeland security' (read: Suspected terrorist) charges who are not part of the normal court system.
But this also happens to immigrants or those stopped at the border in general. [0] The right to counsel is being eroded at the edges (apparently not applied to non-citizens whenever possible).
Over the past year, the American Immigration Council, along with the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), has documented instances where the DHS immigration agencies—Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)—have deprived noncitizens of access to counsel. For example, ICE also has taken the position that there is no right to consult with a lawyer during an interrogation. Likewise, many CBP offices outright deny access to all lawyers. [1]
[0] http://law.psu.edu/_file/Immigrants/LAC_Right_to_Counsel.pdf http://law.psu.edu/_file/Immigrants/LAC_Right_to_Counsel.pdf
[1] http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/23/its-time-to-improve-noncitizens-access-to-counsel/ http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/01/23/its-time-to-improve-...