There is no right to a court-appointed attorney in immigration court.
Watson, who was 23 and didn’t have a high school diploma when he
entered ICE custody, didn’t have a lawyer of his own. So he hand-wrote a
letter to immigration officers, attaching his father’s naturalization
certificate, and kept repeating his status to anyone who would listen.
Still,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement kept Watson imprisoned as a
deportable alien for nearly 3 ½ years. Then it released Watson, who
was from New York, in rural Alabama with no money and no explanation.
Deportation proceedings continued for another year.
Watson was
correct all along: He was a U.S. citizen. After he was released, he
filed a complaint. Last year, a district judge in New York awarded him
$82,500 in damages, citing “regrettable failures of the government.”
On
Monday, an appeals court ruled that Watson, now 32, is not eligible for
any of that money — because while his case is “disturbing,” the statute
of limitations actually expired while he was still in ICE custody
without a lawyer.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals acknowledged that the ruling is “harsh” but said it was bound by precedent.
End the fucking legal system.
What the FUCK
If the government decides to kidnap you, all they need to do to make themselves not responsible is keep you locked up longer so that their initial kidnapping runs out the statute of limitations???
What the FUCK
I…I’m pretty sure that should not work legally.
If someone gets kidnapped by a random guy and help for longer than the
statute
of limitations for that crime, that doesn’t mean they’re free. Holding someone against their will is a crime in itself.
OK, looks like the trim job will have to wait. Because of course I couldn’t find where I stashed the hair scissors “safe” after the last time I used them. And this place is enough of a wreck that I don’t have the energy to hunt too hard right now 😬
Not going to stress about it too much, though. I considered just trying the fabric scissors since I’m not exactly trying for a precision cut here–but thought better of it and got another pair of proper hair shears on the way. To keep where I can find them again, with any luck.
I really don’t like replacing items thanks to lousy executive function and the clutter around here, but nerds must and all that.
@caitatonic – They used part red cabbage in there. Kind of surprised me too when I pulled it out of the bag, but it was pretty good.
More great photography on the edge of the sink for light in there 🙄
But, glad I decided to try that Jerk Pit! That’s maybe a third of the chicken and rice–and everything is delicious so far.
I was expecting just half a bone-in chicken, but this is certainly easier to eat. They really were not kidding about the hot jerk sauce being hot, either. Lots of fresh scotch bonnet in there, and I’m not complaining. Glad there was plenty of rice after the first big bite of it, though 😅
(ETA: Mirrors actually tried the chicken before I did, because he smelled it and ran into the kitchen crying. Had to give him some so he would let me eat, and it certainly seemed to be cat approved too 😹)
Current plan: enough food for lunch too, most likely!
Running low on spoons anyway, but the main thought here was that if I order food in, I can hopefully have energy left to get my hair trimmed and washed too. Overdue, and ‘tis the season for sweaty heads 😩
That place had great reviews, and jerk sounded appealing. But, the prices are reasonable enough that the delivery minimum took a bit of doing for one person. Wouldn’t have added a drink otherwise, either.
But, I can’t say I’ll be sorry to have half a chicken to myself either 😅
That was quick! The food just showed up half an hour earlier than estimated, while I was washing dishes to eat it off of.
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