Report Cites Need To Restore Due Process - California Progress Report
As the Board of Supervisors prepares to consider a proposal to restore due process rights to immigrant youth in the juvenile justice system on October 5th, legal experts from prominent civil rights organizations unveiled a key legal brief today responding to City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s August memo on the proposed reform. The legal brief analyzes existing law and finds that the proposal, backed by 8 Supervisors, is legally defensible, would save San Francisco from costly rights violations lawsuits, and models good public policy. The 9-page brief was prepared by the Asian Law Caucus, Legal Services for Children, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, the ACLU of Northern California, and the San Francisco Immigration Legal and Education Network. To read the full text of the brief is available at
As the Board of Supervisors prepares to consider a proposal to restore due process rights to immigrant youth in the juvenile justice system on October 5th, legal experts from prominent civil rights organizations unveiled a key legal brief today responding to City Attorney Dennis Herrera’s August memo on the proposed reform. The legal brief analyzes existing law and finds that the proposal, backed by 8 Supervisors, is legally defensible, would save San Francisco from costly rights violations lawsuits, and models good public policy. The 9-page brief was prepared by the Asian Law Caucus, Legal Services for Children, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, the ACLU of Northern California, and the San Francisco Immigration Legal and Education Network. To read the full text of the brief is available at