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    Justice for Noncitizens: A Case for Reforming the Immigration Legal System

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    Carson, Anna P. (Anna Paden)
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    Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program
    Emigration and immigration law
    Noncitizens -- Civil rights
    Due process of law -- U.S. states
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    Anna Carson is a member of the Class of 2016 of Washington and Lee University.
     
    Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE]
     
    To the surprise of many, the immigration legal system exists as a function of the executive branch rather than the judicial, and many of the Constitutional rights guaranteed in a judicial court do not continue into the immigration legal sphere. Noncitizen defendants in the immigration court system are not guaranteed the same due process rights or right to appointed counsel as citizens, which severely limits their opportunities for a successful outcome. Moreover, while many noncitizens await their trials in these courts, they are often placed in one of the 234 immigration detention facilities across the nation, which further exacerbates the direness of their situations. When combined together, detainment and the immigration legal system cripple noncitizens attempting to challenge their removal cases. Defendants are too often denied, through various barriers, even the access to justice to try to seek relief. The current United States immigration court and detention systems are grossly inadequate for providing just treatment for noncitizens by operating on the assumption that they do not possess the same rights as United States citizens, and it is imperative to reform the immigration system in a way that more accurately represents the ideals set forth by the American Constitution.
     
    Anna Paden Carson
     
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