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According to Syracuse University’s Transactional
Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), as of
December 2017, 97 percent of represented mothers
whose cases initiated in fiscal year FY) 2014 were
in compliance with their immigration court hearing
obligations three years later. Similarly, 98 percent of children in immigration proceedings whose cases initiated in 2014 and who had obtained counsel were in full compliance with their court appearance obligations as of December 2017.
TRAC data also showed, however, that 44% of
mothers were not able to obtain legal counsel.
Additionally, among the 57,678 cases of children
that were filed before the immigration courts in 2014, 36 percent had not obtained legal representation by December 2017
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