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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 1177 (Introduced in House) — To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern... · Sec. 4105

Sec. 4105. Court appearance compliance and legal orientation

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The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall establish procedures to ensure that legal orientation programs are available for all noncitizens detained by the Secretary. Programs under paragraph
(1)shall provide information to noncitizens regarding the following: The basic procedures of immigration hearings. The rights and obligations of noncitizens relating to immigration hearings, including the consequences of filing frivolous legal claims and of failing to appear for proceedings. Legal protections available to noncitizens and the procedures for requesting such protections. Legal resources available to noncitizens and lists of potential legal services providers. Any other subject the Attorney General considers necessary and appropriate. A noncitizen shall be given access to legal orientation programs under this subsection regardless of the noncitizen’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 so as to provide noncitizens who are not detained and who have pending asylum claims access to information relating to their immigration status.
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