Author: Naquetta Ricks
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Immigrants, as well, have a right to an attorney
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Naquetta Ricks As a 13-year-old girl, I fled a civil war in my native country, Liberia. I watched as armed individuals held my mother at gunpoint, attempting to find her fiancé, who, at the time, was a high-ranking government official. Despite everything, my family and I were able to flee Liberia and settle in Aurora.…
