Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Cook County Public Defenders Take on Immigration Cases
Clip: 5/21/2022 | 5m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
A pilot project offering free legal representation to noncitizen immigrants is underway.
When Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Defenders for All Act in August 2021, it was the culmination of a years-long fight by advocacy organizations to provide access to free legal representation in deportation proceedings to non-citizens. Public defenders in Cook County say they have since taken on over a dozen cases free of charge
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Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices
Cook County Public Defenders Take on Immigration Cases
Clip: 5/21/2022 | 5m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
When Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Defenders for All Act in August 2021, it was the culmination of a years-long fight by advocacy organizations to provide access to free legal representation in deportation proceedings to non-citizens. Public defenders in Cook County say they have since taken on over a dozen cases free of charge
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Crossover Conversation: Community Advocates on New Ward Map
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Clip: 5/21/2022 | 9m 38s | A crossover conversation on Chicago’s new ward maps. (9m 38s)
La Ultima Palabra on College Faculty Diversity
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Clip: 5/21/2022 | 3m 15s | A UIC professor on Latino representation in higher education. (3m 15s)
Morton Rugby Team Back in Action
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Clip: 5/21/2022 | 4m 37s | A west suburban program has introduced Latino teens to rugby for almost two decades. (4m 37s)
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