1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019”.
Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019
A BILL
To increase legal representation for certain aliens, and for other purposes.
2. Vulnerable population defined
In this Act, the term vulnerable population means, with respect to an alien, that the alien—
is an asylum seeker or victim of torture or trafficking;
has special religious, cultural, or spiritual considerations;
is pregnant or nursing;
is younger than 21 years of age or older than 60 years of age;
identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or intersex;
is a victim or witness of a crime;
has a mental disorder or physical disability;
is incapable of filling out forms in English; or
has been determined by an immigration judge or the Secretary of Homeland Security to be experiencing severe trauma or to be a survivor of torture or gender-based violence, based on information obtained during intake, from the individual’s attorney or legal services provider, or through credible self-reporting.