OTHERWISE: A step forward for immigrants facing deportation:
We deport hundreds of thousands each year - a consequence that for many is far more severe than that provided by our criminal laws. Fifty years ago the Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright mandated counsel for those who are charged with a crime and cannot afford a lawyer. Today there is wide recognition that there is a crisis of representation due to the unavailability of counsel for huge numbers of aliens facing removal from the country.
A step forward has now been crafted in an important ruling by a federal judge in California’s Central District - a place where the pastures of plenty are often harvested by immigrants. Though the numbers affected are small, the remedial innovation is important.
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