Civil-Rights Groups File Class-Action Suit Against the U.S. Government - WSJ: "WASHINGTON—Civil-rights groups on Wednesday filed a class-action lawsuit that faults the U.S. government for not providing legal representation to children facing deportation hearings, the latest wrinkle for the Obama administration as it scrambles resources to meet a surge of unaccompanied minors arriving at the nation's southwest border.
The suit seeks to require agencies to provide children with legal representation at deportation hearings. These children aren't guaranteed lawyers at their hearings, though some obtain them through nonprofit groups or other means.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle by the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Immigration Council and other groups on behalf of children facing deportation hearings."
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