Civil Rights
Nov. 1, 2014
Immigration centers in the West must screen detainees for mental illness, judge rules
It comes as a practical follow-up to a landmark permanent injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee last year that requires the federal government appoint legal representation to such detainees in deportation proceedings.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Immigration centers in California, Arizona and Washington must screen all incoming detainees for mental illness to help determine if they are incompetent to provide their own legal counsel in deportation proceedings, according to a new order by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee.
It comes as a practical follow-up to a landmark permanent injunction issued by Gee last year that requires the ...
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