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May 7, 2015 |
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Court: The next step for Central American minors living illegally in the US
By Tara García Mathewson
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Only 30 percent of unaccompanied minors have representation in immigration court. According to data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University, a slightly higher percentage of children who came from Central America during the surge -- 41 percent -- had an attorney on their side. And it makes a difference.
TRAC looked at case outcomes from 2012, 2013 and 2014. When a child had legal representation, 75 percent of cases closed in favor of that child. Without an attorney, just 15 percent of kids were allowed to stay in the United States.
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2015
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