Child migrants without lawyers pay a high price

Since last July, 352 children without lawyers have succeeded in having their removal proceedings terminated or administratively closed — two measures of potential progress toward asylum or special immigrant juvenile status. At the same time, 4,711 children without counsel were ordered removed or compelled to accept voluntary departure — an outcome that surrenders the defendant’s right to appeal in the future.
That’s a 13-fold difference and a world apart from what’s still a difficult experience for those who can find a lawyer.

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