S 1201 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗
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AI plain-language summaryThis bill lets people involved in immigration cases claim that their lawyer did a poor job representing them, which is called "ineffective assistance of counsel." To make this claim, the person must show that their lawyer's work was not up to standard and that the poor performance negatively affected their immigration case. These claims can be made in cases handled by the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice, and the rule applies to immigration cases that are currently ongoing, start in the future, or have already been fully decided.
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