Rep. Gutierrez an original co-sponsor of the Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (VIVA)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2014. Today at a Washington press conference, Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Karen Bass (CA-37), Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) and Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced The Vulnerable Immigrant Voice Act of 2014 (VIVA), which ensures that vulnerable unaccompanied children are appointed counsel in removal proceedings in an immigration court. The U.S. government does not usually appoint counsel in immigration proceedings and…
