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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI hope to be in an immigration courtroom by the end of next week.
An attorney (S.) who goes to my Methodist church is working to get assigned to assist immigrants with their court cases. My pastor knows the separation of kids and parents has had me in tears and made it hard to concentrate on much else. He suggests I go with S. and another church member who's planning to go.
I'm not an attorney, but he told me they need witnesses to immigration proceedings, taking notes. I told him I'm very slow as a note-taker and have an unreliable memory, but he encouraged me to go anyway. Having civilian witnesses to the proceedings seems to cause the judges to trend to a little more careful and to better outcomes for the immigrants.
I'm waiting to hear if S. has been able to set things up. We'd go for a couple of days. Not much but something. Too bad we don't live close. If we did, it could be an ongoing effort.
Kali
(55,007 posts)ecstatic
(32,677 posts)what's being done in our names.
alwaysinasnit
(5,063 posts)Gothmog
(145,063 posts)My son's firm has sent a number bilingual attorneys to the valley to help immigrants.
Thank you for your service and thank the attorney
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,562 posts)I very much hope you get to go.
What is being done to those innocent children in our name is horrifying.
murielm99
(30,730 posts)She is an immigration lawyer. Our district is very red, but we hope she has a chance.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)the proceedings
RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)You may not think you're a very good note taker, but don't think that you can only take notes DURING the proceedings. Continue to record what you remember, what you observe, etc., after -- even into the evening.
We expect a full report.
Good luck.
summer_in_TX
(2,727 posts)Ill do my best to document everything (assuming I get there). My friend wasnt certain she could get assigned.
She tells me that 7500 attorneys applied for 60 slots to assist detainees in a Central Texas facility.