Tag: civil Gideon

NYT Boards The ‘Civil Gideon’ Train, Sort Of

Talk about an early Christmas gift: The New York Times has discovered the Civil Gideon issue! A Nov. 22 report focuses on a California program to assist people facing eviction, but it extends the conversation into the national… Read More

Homeland Security Chief Says ‘Worst Is Over’ In Border Kid Crisis

In what’s being spun as good news, the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says “the worst is over” for the border kid crisis, with the number of child migrants picked up at the southern borders dropping to the lowest… Read More

A lawyer makes the case for Civil Gideon

A big part of the border crisis involving unaccompanied minors from Central America is legal representation. If the refugees have legal representation, they tend to remain in the United States. Without legal representation, most are sent back. But… Read More

Immigration Court Crisis Has Been Brewing

Civil courts operating the United States immigration system have been operating with long delays for years, and eventually you can expect the ongoing story of “unaccompanied border children” will linger on effects of the government funding cuts from… Read More