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Washington Law Review |
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2018 |
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Preventing Erroneous Expedited Removals: Immigration Judge Re View and Requests for Reconsideration of Negative Credible Fear Determinations By Katherine Shattuck |
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Asylum seekers who are represented at the merits phase prevail at substantially higher rates than those who lack attorneys. In fiscal year 2016, for example, just 10% of pro se applicants were granted asylum; in contrast, 52% of represented asylum seekers won the right to remain the United States. These disparities were even more pronounced in asylum cases involving women and children........[citing TRAC research]. |
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