81.   Many children have grounds for seeking asylum, lawyers say, and need advice during removal proceedings before immigration judges.

82.   Most detainees are left to present their own cases before an immigration judge, facing opposition from experienced INS attorneys, Kahn said.

83.   More broadly, Ashcroft has claimed power to detain non-citizens even when immigration judges order them released.

84.   Ms. Chasse said Friday that detention had been prolonged because there was only one immigration judge at the center.

85.   Ms. Kasinga fared no better in court, where an immigration judge denied her claim.

86.   Most were released in mid-July on bond by two immigration judges, only to be immediately rearrested by federal authorities as witnesses in the federal investigation.

87.   Ms. Said has now appeared before an immigration judge.

88.   Nevertheless, the immigration judge rejected the application for asylum.

89.   Normally, noncitizens convicted of criminal offenses can be ordered deported by federal immigration judges.

90.   Now Canadian immigration judges must decide if they will stay, or be deported to China.