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Study: Illegal Aliens Getting Free Lawyers Paid by Local Governments

Study: Illegal Aliens Getting Free Lawyers Paid by Local Governments
Illegal immigrants wait for Border Patrol by the border fence after crossing the U.S.–Mexico border in Yuma, Arizona, on Dec. 9, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
1/12/2022|Updated: 1/12/2022

All across the country, city and county governments are creating programs that provide free legal representation at taxpayer expense to illegal aliens contesting deportation orders, according to a new report by the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI).

“These programs are an insult to every law-abiding American citizen and legal resident,” Dale L. Wilcox, executive director and general counsel of IRLI, said in a statement.
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