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Asylum Illinois State Bar Association: Volunteers help immigrant detainees obtain asylum
Asylum Illinois State Bar Association: Volunteers help immigrant detainees obtain asylum | Illinois State Bar Association: Volunteers help immigrant detainees obtain asylum |
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| Sunday, 01 April 2007 | |
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The many ways that attorneys can enhance access to justice for immigrant detainees who seek asylum range from providing direct legal assistance to advocating support for the federal Citizenship Promotion Act that was introduced last month.
Mary Meg McCarthy, director of the Chicago-based National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), outlined the needs and potential solutions to member of the North Suburban Bar Association during a dinner March 21 in Glenview. Read the article here |
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