Immigration
Nov. 3, 2023
Minors counsel missing from immigrant children’s court bill
“There are not enough people … interested in making sure that children have some sort of protection, let alone paying for them to have counsel using taxpayer money,” said Marisa S. Cianciarulo, dean at Western State College of Law.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill to create a children's court to hear immigration cases, which some experts say is missing a crucial component to help minors better navigate the legal system.
Introduced in both chambers on Wednesday, the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 would create a minors' court within the Justice Department's Executive Office of Immigration Review and have immigration j...
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