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Legal representation for immigrants is critical but scarce. Open Door Legal, part of a coalition addressing deportation cases, reports a waitlist of over 1,200 people in immigration court, as ABC7 Bay Area reports. Of those, roughly half are children, some of whom have been separated from their families. Without legal assistance, immigrants are often unable to successfully present their cases in court, as immigration proceedings do not guarantee state-funded legal counsel.
Adding to the challenge is the overburdened immigration court system. There were more than 103,000 pending cases in San Francisco alone last year according to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.
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