Sec. 511. Court appearance compliance and legal orientation
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish procedures, consistent with the procedures established pursuant to section 412, to ensure that legal orientation programs are available for all aliens detained by the Department of Homeland Security. Programs under paragraph
(1)shall inform aliens described in such paragraph regarding— the basic procedures of immigration hearings; their rights and obligations relating to such hearings under Federal immigration laws to ensure appearance at all immigration proceedings; their rights under Federal immigration laws, including available legal protections and the procedure for requesting such protection; the consequences of filing frivolous legal claims and of failing to appear for proceedings; and any other subject that the Attorney General considers appropriate, such as a contact list of potential legal resources and providers. An alien shall be given access to legal orientation programs under this subsection regardless of the alien’s current immigration status, prior immigration history, or potential for immigration relief. The Attorney General shall develop and administer a 2-year pilot program at not fewer than 2 immigration courts to provide nondetained aliens with pending asylum claims access to legal information. At the conclusion of the pilot program under this subsection, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that describes the extent to which nondetained aliens are provided with access to counsel. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office of Immigration Review of the Department of Justice such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.