Hiring attorneys and support staff in the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
What the document says“(7) Office of the principal legal advisor.--Hiring and paying attorneys and the necessary support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Department in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.”
The seventh listed purpose. It covers hiring and paying attorneys, and the necessary support staff, within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, to represent the Department of Homeland Security in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.
What the document actually says“(7) Office of the principal legal advisor.--Hiring and paying attorneys and the necessary support staff within the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor to represent the Department in immigration enforcement and removal proceedings.”
The money hires and pays lawyers, and the staff who help them. They speak for the department at hearings.
The office named here is the law office inside ICE. Its lawyers put the government's case. The hearings decide whether a person may stay.
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