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Public defenders can now defend Cook County residents facing deportation

Immigration rights activists like Eréndira Rendón have spent years fighting for what she calls universal representation.  Rendón’s organization, The Resurrection Project, is part of the Defenders for All campaign, a coalition of more than 40 community groups who work to advance due process for people facing deportation.  The Cook County Public Defender’s Office can now. ....

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