Denied Appointed Counsel: Immigrant Detainees with Severe Mental Health Disabilities

  • 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
  • Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • By: Access to Justice Institute
  • Seattle University School of Law - Room 110
Topics:
  • Community Organization
  • Seminar

The Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) and ACLU recently filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of immigrant detainees in Washington and California with severe mental health disabilities. They argue that the failure to appoint an attorney to such detainees violates due process. Join attorney Riddhi Mukhopadhyay of NWIRP and Constitutional Law Professor Christian Halliburton of SU to explore this recent action from constitutional, immigration, and health law perspectives.