Government
May 26, 2017
Deportation defense advocates split on taxpayer-funded lawyers for felons
Debate continues to rage across the state over who gets access to publicly-funded immigration defense counsel and services.
By Chase DiFeliciantonio
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Debate continues to rage across the state over who gets access to publicly-funded immigration defense counsel and services.
The central question is whether people in the country illegally who have committed violent or serious felonies should be represented by taxpayer-funded attorneys in civil deportation proceedings.
Some argue it is unfair to exclude certain convicted felons w...
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