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Newsletter
- Residency and travel abroad: Avoid losing your residency (Dec. 2011)
- Cancellation of Removal/Deportation, Second Quarter 2011
- Priority Dates Advanced - December 2010
- The "U" Visa, First Quarter 2010
- Conditional Residency Newsletter, Third Quarter 2009
- American Citizenship Newsletter, Second Quarter 2009
- First Quarter 2009 Newsletter (immigration benefits for stepchildren, deportation, waivers, TPS, 245i, criminal charges and immigration)
- Is your Immigration Petition Taking too Long? You may sue the immigration service (USCIS)
- The 2008 U.S Presidential Candidates on National Immigration Reform
- December 2007 Newsletter
- Newsletter Index
Rights of Every Individual
Right to an Attorney
All criminal defendants have the right to an attorney throughout legal proceedings. The court will appoint an attorney for the defendant at no charge if they cannot afford to hire one.
Right to a Jury Trial
All criminal defendants have the right to a speedy, public jury trial. At the trial, the defendant is presumed innocent, and cannot be convicted unless all impartial jurors are convinced of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Right to Confront Witnesses
All criminal defendants have the right to confront and cross-examine all witnesses testifying against them.
Right Against Self-Incrimination
All criminal defendants have the right to remain silent and not incriminate themselves, and the right to testify on their own behalf.
Right to Produce Evidence
All criminal defendants have the right to present evidence and to have the court issue a subpoena to bring into court all witnesses and evidence favorable to them, at no cost to them.
