The Vera Institute of Justice found that access to legal representation significantly improves immigrants’ chances of being granted relief in immigration court, with MIDA clients being 4.7 times more likely to be granted relief than nonclients.
Assemblymember Mia Bonta, with the support of 60 organizations, has introduced legislation to ensure that Californians facing deportation have access to legal representation in immigration court.
The SHIELD Act has been proposed to provide federal grants to strengthen immigration legal defense programs and ensure immigrants have access to legal representation.
Coalition urges Governor Brown to approve the Legislature’s investment (From Press Release)–Today, California lawmakers passed the state’s…