Immigration
Jan. 10, 2009
Decision Curbs Immigrants' Right to Lawyer
In an 11th hour decision, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has issued a new rule that finds defendants in immigration cases have no constitutional right to a lawyer, and therefore have no right to seek review of attorney errors.
Daily Journal Staff Writer In an 11th hour decision, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has issued a new rule that finds defendants in immigration cases have no constitutional right to a lawyer, and therefore have no right to seek review of attorney errors. "Removal proceedings are civil; there is no constitutional right to an attorney, so an alien cannot claim constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel," Mukasey wro...
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