ARCKANGE SAINT FORD v. ATTORNEY GEN. UNITED STATES

Nos. 21-1729 & 21-3325.

51 F.4th 90 (2022)

ARCKANGE SAINT FORD, Petitioner, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed May 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Painter (ARGUED), American Friends Service Committee, Immigration Rights Program, 570 Broad Street, Suite 1001, Newark, NJ 07102, Counsel for Petitioner.

Christina R. Ziedan (ARGUED), Mona M. Yousif , United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, P.O. Box 878, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044, Counsel for Respondent.

Before: AMBRO, BIBAS, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The need for effective assistance of counsel applies in immigration law just as it does in criminal law. Aliens, many of whom do not speak English and some of whom are detained before their immigration hearings, can be particularly susceptible to the consequences of ineffective lawyers. Petitioner...

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