Name: Kristin Macleod-Ball
Date registered: January 22, 2013
May 17
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began its mark-up of Title III of S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. When the mark-up continues on Monday, Senators are likely to vote on amendments addressing immigration courts. These amendments will be crucial in determining whether the full Senate receives a bill that provides …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/05/17/will-due-process-protections-be-preserved-in-senate-mark-up/
Feb 28
As anyone who has watched an episode of Law and Order knows, police officers must give certain warnings to anyone placed under arrest, including that they have the right to an attorney and that the statements they make can be used against them in court. In the 1968 decision Miranda v. Arizona, the Supreme Court …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/02/28/immigrants-deserve-basic-miranda-like-warnings-when-arrested/
Jan 22
U. S. immigration laws are incredibly complex, yet they provide only minimal due process protections for even the most vulnerable noncitizens. In criminal courts, defendants who cannot afford an attorney are provided one for free, but in immigration court, noncitizens do not receive the same protections. As a result, many immigrants facing deportation are forced …
Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2013/01/22/why-immigrants-should-have-access-to-legal-counsel/
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