02.17.10 Organization calls for immigration court reform
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
February 17, 2010
Vol.156, Issue 32
Last year, Appleseed and the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice released a comprehensive report, "Assembly Line Injustice," outlining findings that American immigration courts regularly fall beneath basic standards of justice. The report compiled the reports of trained court-watchers as well as more than 100 interviews with individuals who are involved in immigration court on a day-to-day basis, including practitioners (pro bono and fee-charging), officials of nonprofit associations and professional organizations, academics and governmental players. The report offered 34 recommendations aimed at promoting accuracy, efficiency and legitimacy throughout the immigration court process.
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