New York to provide lawyers for immigrants facing deportation
Called the Liberty Defense Project
OCTAVIO BLANCO
Posted: Apr 13, 2017 03:29 AM PDT
Updated: Apr 13, 2017 05:11 AM PDT
http://www.yaktrinews.com/news/national-news/new-york-to-provide-lawyers-for-immigrants-facing-deportation/448986078NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Undocumented immigrants in New York who can't afford a lawyer and are facing deportation will soon have access to free legal counsel.
The New York governor's office said last week that it is allocating $10 million in its fiscal 2018 budget toward creating a legal defense fund "to ensure all immigrants, regardless of residency status, have access to representation."
Unlike U.S. citizens, undocumented immigrants don't have the right to free legal counsel.
