Audio from Telebriefing on Access to Counsel - A Critical Need for Immigrant Children, Families, Asylum Seekers
2/11/16
AILA Doc. No. 16021114.
Detention & Bond, Humanitarian Parole, Removal & Relief, Unaccompanied Children
On February 11, 2016, Senator Reid introduced the "Fair Day in Court for Kids Act," to provide access to counsel to children, families, and other vulnerable populations. AILA hosted a telebriefing for press for a discussion of the legislation and next steps with Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), one of the seven co-sponsors of the bill, Wendy Kind, President, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), Wendy Cervantes, Vice President of Immigration and Child Rights for First Focus Campaign for Children, and Karla, a woman currently detained in Dilley, Texas, who is being represented by the CARA Pro Bono Project.
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