Ninth Circuit

Without addressing the broader question of whether immigrant children have the right to a court-appointed attorney during deportation hearings, the Ninth Circuit <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.aclusocal.org/sites/default/files/cjlg-9thcircuit-ruling.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>ruled</strong></a> Friday that the hearing given to one immigrant child was not fair deportation hearing

LOS ANGELES – Without addressing the broader question of whether immigrant children have the right to a court-appointed attorney during deportation hearings, the Ninth Circuit ruled Friday that the hearing given to one immigrant child was not a fair deportation hearing.

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