Immigration Lawyer
The article I read was about a women named Nithya Nathan-Pineau, and she is an immigration lawyer that defends mostly children along with other immigrants facing deportation in the US. Most recently due to President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. She works with a program called CAIR and also with the Office of Refugee Resettlement to help minors that have been recently apprehended. The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a civil rights and advocacy group that protects the rights of humanity while presenting a positive image of Muslim and Islamic people in American. (Cair.com) She tries to assist them in the process and represent them in court to help the judge see the “whole person” and the situation as it is, but she does not win every case. It was interesting to read that these children were being deported and dropped off into a country they had never been to and were essentially being forced to adapt. I assume Nithya’s parents …show more content…
(Slate.com)
To be a lawyer, a person would need a doctoral or professional degree. Qualified personnel would attend a university college and receive a 4 year bachelor’s degree in any subject area then attend law school after passing the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). After attending law school, receive a law degree and pass the bar exam. If a person wanted to practice law in multiple states, they would need to take the bar for each state. The median pay as of 2015, is $115,820 per year or $55.69 per hour. “Their job is to advise and represent individuals, businesses, and government agencies on legal issues and disputes. The majority of lawyers work in private and corporate legal offices. Some work for federal, local, and state governments. The majority work full
The article I read was about a women named Nithya Nathan-Pineau, and she is an immigration lawyer that defends mostly children along with other immigrants facing deportation in the US. Most recently due to President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. She works with a program called CAIR and also with the Office of Refugee Resettlement to help minors that have been recently apprehended. The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a civil rights and advocacy group that protects the rights of humanity while presenting a positive image of Muslim and Islamic people in American. (Cair.com) She tries to assist them in the process and represent them in court to help the judge see the “whole person” and the situation as it is, but she does not win every case. It was interesting to read that these children were being deported and dropped off into a country they had never been to and were essentially being forced to adapt. I assume Nithya’s parents …show more content…
(Slate.com)
To be a lawyer, a person would need a doctoral or professional degree. Qualified personnel would attend a university college and receive a 4 year bachelor’s degree in any subject area then attend law school after passing the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). After attending law school, receive a law degree and pass the bar exam. If a person wanted to practice law in multiple states, they would need to take the bar for each state. The median pay as of 2015, is $115,820 per year or $55.69 per hour. “Their job is to advise and represent individuals, businesses, and government agencies on legal issues and disputes. The majority of lawyers work in private and corporate legal offices. Some work for federal, local, and state governments. The majority work full