Public defenders are now handling deportation cases in Cook County
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill in August 2021 that allows Cook County staff attorneys to represent undocumented immigrants in federal court.
By Nereida Moreno
Public defenders are now handling deportation cases in Cook County
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill in August 2021 that allows Cook County staff attorneys to represent undocumented immigrants in federal court.
By Nereida Moreno
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Immigrants facing deportation in Cook County now have access to legal representation from the Public Defender’s Office.
Reset talks to three advocates about the county’s new Immigration Unit pilot.
GUESTS: Alma Anaya, Cook County commissioner of the 7th District
Eréndira Rendón, vice president of immigrant justice at The Resurrection Project
Guadalupe Perez, immigration attorney with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office Immigration Unit pilot