Pritzker Signs Bill Allowing Cook County Public Defender’s Office to Handle Deportation Cases Blog Post
But a lack of funding and personnel could drastically limit how many immigrants the county can represent.
Left behind: How deportation affects a Chicago mother and her 6 kids Blog Post
A Chicago mother explains how her husband’s 15-year-old conviction led to three deportations and a family torn apart.
Ask a lawyer: 5 tips for noncitizens in criminal court Blog Post
Hena Mansori, the head of the new immigration unit at the Cook County Public Defender’s Office, offers advice for noncitizens who come into contact with the justice system.
Cook County aims to disrupt the conviction-to-deportation pipeline Blog Post
A new unit within the Cook County public defender’s office wants better representation for noncitizens clients at risk of being deported.
