http://www.advancingequality.org Asian American Justice Center Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, Asian American Justice Center Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@advancingequality.org Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:18:27 GMT Release http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/194/ Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates–the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) of Los Angeles, Calif., the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) of San Francisco, Calif. and the Asian American Institute (AAI) of Chicago, Ill.–applaud Attorney General Eric Holder for vacating the decision in Matter of Compean, Bangaly & J-E-C-, a Bush administration decision that eroded noncitizens’ right to competent legal representation in deportation proceedings. By vacating the Compean decision, Attorney General Holder has strengthened safeguards to prevent unjust deportations, said Vincent A. Eng, deputy director of AAJC. Attorney General Holder’s decision represents progress in restoring due process and protecting the rule of law in the American immigration system. Issued by former Attorney General Michael Mukasey on January 7, 2009, the Compean decision ruled that noncitizens do not have a constitutional right to representation by a competent attorney in... http://www.advancingequality.org/en/rel/194/ noemail@advancingequality.org Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:00:00 GMT