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Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Sep. 20, 2018

9th Circuit to review en banc whether minors in the US illegally are entitled to court appointed counsel

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will rehear an immigration case en banc testing whether minors who crossed the border illegally have a right to appointed counsel during removal proceedings.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will rehear en banc an immigration case testing whether minors who crossed the border illegally have a right to appointed counsel during removal proceedings.

In January, a three-judge panel of the court said the existing legal framework does not enshrine any such right, much to the dismay of ACLU attorneys who represented the petitioner.

But o...

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