STUDENT VOICES: The views expressed are those of the student podcasters and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Access to Justice Lab.
With a growing backlog of deportation cases, overwhelmed U.S. immigration courts are struggling to deliver due process. In this first Student Voices podcast episode of Proof Over Precedent, Harvard Law School student Michael Pusic proposes a possible solution for the 86% of immigrants detained without a lawyer: Enable non-lawyers with specialized training and experience to represent individuals facing deportation. It’s passed observational tests; now, he says, it’s time for a randomized control trial.
Read the corresponding blog post.
Speakers:
- Michael Pusic, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School
- Laura Aquino, J.D. candidate. Harvard Law School
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Proof Over Precedent cover art by Courtney Chrystal, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School