Can a 3-year old represent herself in immigration court? This judge thinks so.

bearkat42

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A senior Justice Department official is arguing that 3- and 4-year-olds can learn immigration law well enough to represent themselves in court, staking out an unconventional position in a growing debate over whether immigrant children facing deportation are entitled to taxpayer-funded attorneys.

Jack H. Weil, a longtime immigration judge who is responsible for training other judges, made the assertion in sworn testimony in a deposition in federal court in Seattle. His comments highlighted the plight of thousands of juveniles who are forced to defend themselves each year in immigration court amid a surge of children from Central America who cross the southwestern U.S. border .

“I’ve taught immigration law literally to 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds,” Weil said. “It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of patience. They get it. It’s not the most efficient, but it can be done.”
He repeated his claim twice in the deposition, also saying, “I’ve told you I have trained 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds in immigration law,” according to a transcript. “You can do a fair hearing. It’s going to take you a lot of time.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/can-a-3-year-old-represent-herself-in-immigration-court-this-judge-thinks-so/2016/03/03/5be59a32-db25-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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bearkat42 said:
A senior Justice Department official is arguing that 3- and 4-year-olds can learn immigration law well enough to represent themselves in court, staking out an unconventional position in a growing debate over whether immigrant children facing deportation are entitled to taxpayer-funded attorneys.

Jack H. Weil, a longtime immigration judge who is responsible for training other judges, made the assertion in sworn testimony in a deposition in federal court in Seattle. His comments highlighted the plight of thousands of juveniles who are forced to defend themselves each year in immigration court amid a surge of children from Central America who cross the southwestern U.S. border .

“I’ve taught immigration law literally to 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds,” Weil said. “It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of patience. They get it. It’s not the most efficient, but it can be done.”
He repeated his claim twice in the deposition, also saying, “I’ve told you I have trained 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds in immigration law,” according to a transcript. “You can do a fair hearing. It’s going to take you a lot of time.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/can-a-3-year-old-represent-herself-in-immigration-court-this-judge-thinks-so/2016/03/03/5be59a32-db25-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html
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Unmotherfuckingbelievable.

Let's strip this worthless fuck bare ass naked in a foreign country where he doesn't speak the lingo and see how HE does. I bet he changes his tune.

Can we implement an immigration program where we deport racist rednecks on a one for one basis to allow children to immigrate?

I vote we start with Donald the Chump.
 
bearkat42

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ttystikk said:
Unmotherfuckingbelievable.

Let's strip this worthless fuck bare ass naked in a foreign country where he doesn't speak the lingo and see how HE does. I bet he changes his tune.

Can we implement an immigration program where we deport racist rednecks on a one for one basis to allow children to immigrate?

I vote we start with Donald the Chump.
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He actually said this under sworn testimony. And this clown's job is to train other immigration judges. :wall:
 
ttystikk

ttystikk

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bearkat42 said:
He actually said this under sworn testimony. And this clown's job is to train other immigration judges. :wall:
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I think that sworn testimony should be used to have him disbarred.

Sure looks like 'Prima Facie' evidence of incompetence due to excessive bias to me!
 
bearkat42

bearkat42

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ttystikk said:
I think that sworn testimony should be used to have him disbarred.

Sure looks like 'Prima Facie' evidence of incompetence due to excessive bias to me!
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And of course he claimed that this was taken out of context, without actually providing the context in which this would have made any kind of sense. :roll:
 
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