Immigration
Aug. 7, 2014
SF public defender adds immigration attorney to represent those facing deportation
The San Francisco Public Defender Office hired a civil immigration attorney to assist criminal defendants in immigration court, making it only the second office in the state to do so. Alameda County created a similar position in January.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The deluge of deportation cases in a city where nearly 40 percent of residents were born overseas has prompted the public defender's office here to hire its first staff attorney dedicated to assisting criminal defendants in immigration court. It's the second office in the state to do so, after Alameda County added a similar function in January.
The moves are part of a historic...
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