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Not all people affected by an EO have an equal opportunity to generate that paperwork. Going to court or getting involved in the legal system have costs, of both time and money. Not something all people have enough of to spare.





Ahh, I mistakenly thought some form of public defenders were appointed in deportation cases. The free lawyers I’ve seen must have been from non-profits.

That is indeed a big issue.


We don't have enough courts. The population has grown yet the courts haven't, and now it's effectively pay to play.



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