8 U.S.C. § 1362 - Right to counsel

• Cite as: 8 U.S.C. § 1362

In any removal proceedings before an immigration judge and in any appeal proceedings before the Attorney General from any such removal proceedings, the person concerned shall have the privilege of being represented (at no expense to the Government) by such counsel, authorized to practice in such proceedings, as he shall choose.

Cite as 8 U.S.C. § 1362

Source: June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title II, ch. 9, §292, 66 Stat. 235; Pub. L. 104-208, div. C, title III, §§308(d)(4)(O), Sept. 30, 1996, 371, Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-619, 3009-645.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 10/12/2021

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

1996- Pub. L. 104-208, §371(b)(9), substituted "an immigration judge" for "a special inquiry officer".

Pub. L. 104-208, §308(d)(4)(O), substituted "removal" for "exclusion or deportation" in two places.