Austin and San Antonio Promise a Lawyer to All Residents Facing Deportation
Access to representation can make an immigrant twelve times less likely to be deported, according to a similar program in a New York City courtroom.
by DAN SOLOMON NOVEMBER 9, 20171 COMMENT
Earlier this week, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Senate Bill 4, the law Texas passed earlier this year to ban cities like Austin and San Antonio from behaving as “sanctuary cities.”
The law was controversial during the legislative session: protesters turned up at the Capitol and state offices, and several, including Austin city council-member Greg Casar, chose to get arrested rather than disperse. At one point, Republican Representative Matt Rinaldi called ICE to deport on demonstrators in the Capitol, and was accused of threatening to shoot a colleague. The bill’s provisions continue to raise questions as it makes its way through the legal system.
https://www.alipac.us/f12/11-cities-promise-publicly-funded-lawyer-all-residents-facing-deportation-352471/
