Illinois Advocacy Groups Say DOJ 'Quietly Gutting' Legal Aid Services for Low-Income Immigrants

Illinois advocacy groups say DOJ 'quietly gutting' legal aid services for low-income immigrants

Thirteen Illinois-based nonprofits are decrying what they say is the quiet dismantling of a longtime federal program that helps provide legal aid to low-income immigrants.For more than 60 years, the Department of Justice has operated the Recognition and Accreditation Program — a program that lets non-attorneys provide legal services and has made affordable representation available to families who cannot afford a private attorney.The senior DOJ a…

Illinois advocacy groups say DOJ ‘quietly gutting’ legal aid services for low-income immigrants

Thirteen Illinois-based nonprofits are decrying what they say is the quiet dismantling of a longtime federal program that helps provide legal aid to low-income immigrants. For more than 60 years, the Department of Justice has operated the Recognition and Accreditation Program — a program that lets non-attorneys provide legal services and has made affordable representation available to families who cannot afford a private attorney. The senior DOJ…