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Big Firm Lawyers to Fight ICE Raids

By immigrationprof

According to NBC11.com, dozens of attorneys from powerful law firms have united to create a task force that will come to the aid of undocumented immigrants. 60 attorneys from 14 law firms have said they will face the government head-on — challenging the legality of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids. The list of law firms includes Dechert LLP, Wilson Sonsini, Skadden-Arps and Orrick, Herrington & Suttcliffe. The legal plan called for the lawyers to vigorously defend the constitutional rights of all people, including undocumented immigrants. Andrew Thomases said Dechert LLP, which represents Yahoo, and the other law firms would represent undocumented immigrants for free.

Mark Silverman is with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in San Francisco, which is working with the attorneys involved in the task force. “We are not trying to make ICE’s job difficult,” Silverman said. “We just want ICE to do their job by conforming to the U.S. Constitution.”

KJ