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November 13, 2018
9th Circ. Denies Right-To-Counsel Bid By Immigrant Minors
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday declined to reconsider a case brought by a class of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children seeking lawyers and due process rights in deportation cases, leaving in place its earlier decision that the children can't bypass immigration court and head straight to district court.
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December 19, 2016
Amici Urge 9th Circ. To Rethink Ruling In Immigrant Kids Case
Professors, former federal immigration judges and the American Bar Association have urged the Ninth Circuit to rethink its ruling that a federal district court doesn't have jurisdiction regarding a claim that immigrant children have a right to attorneys in deportation cases, saying a rehearing is warranted.
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September 20, 2016
9th Circ. Hands Setback To Immigrant Kids Seeking Attys
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a federal district court doesn't have jurisdiction regarding a claim that immigrant children have a right to attorneys in deportation cases, saying the children can't skip immigration court and head straight to district court.
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March 15, 2016
Ex-Immigration Judges Blast Lack Of Attys For Migrant Kids
Two former immigration judges and a former Board of Immigration Appeals member on Monday criticized the federal government's position that unaccompanied children do not have a right to attorneys in immigration court proceedings.
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March 11, 2016
Wash., Calif. Slam Gov't On Lack Of Attys For Migrant Kids
The states of California and Washington urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to hold that lower federal courts have the ability to consider whether children have a right to attorneys in immigration court proceedings.
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March 08, 2016
9th Circ. Asked To Revive INA Claim In Attys For Kids Row
Immigrants rights groups locked in a battle with the government over whether children have a right to attorneys in immigration court urged the Ninth Circuit on Monday to revive a claim that federal law requires a counsel to be appointed.