Right to Counsel Archives | Immigration Impact

A Federal Defender System for Immigrants Is Long Overdue

by Jocelyn Dyer | Feb 26, 2021 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts, Right to Counsel | 0

The Value of Pro Bono Legal Services in Immigration Detention

by American Immigration Council Staff | Oct 28, 2020 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts, Right to Counsel | 0

ICE Makes It Almost Impossible for People to Make Phone Calls from Detention Centers, Even in a Pandemic

by Claudia Valenzuela | Aug 27, 2020 | Detention, Due Process & the Courts, Right to Counsel | 0

ICE Faces Lawsuit Over Blocking Phone Access to Detainees

by Katie Shepherd | May 4, 2020 | Detention, Due Process & the Courts, Right to Counsel | 0

Conditions in Border Facilities Deny Asylum Seekers Meaningful Screening Interviews

by Karolina Walters | Feb 4, 2020 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Detention, Enforcement, Right to Counsel | 0

Immigration Courts Further Limit Legal Help Available to People Facing Deportation

by Kristin Macleod-Ball | Dec 3, 2019 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts, Right to Counsel | 0

‘I Was Denied Access to the Tent Courts Where Asylum Seekers Are Rushed Through a Sham Process.’

by Katy Murdza | Nov 18, 2019 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Right to Counsel | 0

Pennsylvania Should Widen Access to Justice for People in Immigration Detention

by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia | Oct 11, 2019 | Detention, Enforcement, Right to Counsel | 0

Trump Administration’s Plan to Subject Hundreds of Thousands to Fast-Track Deportations Faces New Lawsuit

by Karolina Walters | Aug 6, 2019 | Due Process & the Courts, Enforcement, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Immigration Courts, Interior Enforcement, Right to Counsel | 0

The Judicial Black Sites the Government Created to Speed Up Deportations

by Katie Shepherd | Jan 7, 2019 | Due Process & the Courts, Immigration Courts, Right to Counsel | 0

As the Trump administration continues to strip away due process in immigration courts, the recent creation of two “Immigration Adjudication Centers” is cause for concern. The two new facilities are called “Centers,” not “courts,” despite being places where judges decide whether to issue orders of deportation. The Centers came out of a “Caseload Reduction Plan” […]

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