More than 160,000 immigrants signed so-called stipulated removals, many of them without legal representation or understanding the documents

The U.S. has deported more than 160,000 immigrants, the vast majority of whom had no legal representation — and signed documents they may not have understood — under a program that carries severe penalties should they reenter the country, a report released Thursday said.

More than 160,000 immigrants signed so-called stipulated removals, many of them without legal representation or understanding the documents 64596545

According to the National Immigration Law Center and professors at Stanford Law School and Western State University College of Law, immigrants often signed the so-called stipulated removals because they believed it was the only way to avoid prolonged detention. But by agreeing to the removal order, immigrants can be barred from returning to the U.S. and be subject to criminal prosecution for illegal reentry.

"All they hear is that they face more time in detention, often far away from family and friends, unless they agree to their own removal," said Jennifer Lee Koh, an assistant professor at Western State.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Nicole Navas said in a statement that the agency had not had a chance to fully review the study. But, she wrote, "an alien's decision to accept a stipulated removal is strictly voluntary. Before an alien agrees to such an order, ICE procedures require that the process be fully explained to the individual, through an interpreter if necessary."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigration-orders-20110909,0,6519254.story

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More than 160,000 immigrants signed so-called stipulated removals, many of them without legal representation or understanding the documents

More than 160,000 immigrants signed so-called stipulated removals, many of them without legal representation or understanding the documents

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