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The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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December 28, 2023 |
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Immigrants are often victims of loan sharks. Now, Pa. immigrants have a better option to pay their legal fees.
By Massarah Mikati
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The problem is widespread: In 2019, 77% of immigration court cases had no legal representation, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). And representation unsurprisingly plays a major role in the success of an immigration case. In Pennsylvania, there were 5,385 deportations of people without representation in fiscal year 2023, compared with 792 deportations of people with representation.
Studies also show that immigrants with lawyers are 3.5 times more likely to be granted bond and up to 10 times more likely to establish their right to remain in the United States than those without immigration lawyers.
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