Inter-American Court of Human Rights - Immigrant Rights
Court Cases
– 09/17/03
The Brennan Center participated in
an amicus
brief in support of a Mexican government petition to the Inter-American
Court of Human Rights alleging that various types of U.S. discrimination against
undocumented immigrants violate international human rights instruments. Part of
the amicus brief argued that the deprivation of legal assistance for
undocumented and H-2B workers left those workers unable to protect their rights,
in violation of those human rights instruments. In a 2003 Advisory Opinion, the
Court agreed, stating, “[W]hen fear of deportation or denial of free
public legal services to immigrants prevents immigrants from asserting their
rights, the right to judicial protection is violated.”
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