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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 3524 (Introduced in House) — To support the people of Central America and strengthen United States national security by addressing the root causes... · Sec. 509

Sec. 509. Court appearance compliance and legal orientation

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The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish procedures to ensure that legal orientation programs are available for all aliens detained by the Department of Homeland Security. Programs under paragraph
(1)shall provide information to aliens regarding— the basic procedures of immigration hearings; the rights and obligations of aliens relating to immigration hearings, including the consequences of filing frivolous legal claims and of failing to appear for proceedings; legal protections available to aliens, and the procedures for requesting such protections; legal resources available to aliens, and lists of potential legal providers; and other subjects determined to be appropriate and necessary by the Attorney General. 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 expand the information help desk program to all immigration courts to provide aliens who are not detained and who have pending asylum claims access to information related to that alien’s immigration status.
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