The following excerpt is from Abdullah v. Immigration and Naturalization, 184 F.3d 158 (2nd Cir. 1997):
It is true that in defending against criminal prosecution, accused defendants have a constitutional right to be provided with the services of an interpreter. See United States ex. rel. Negron v. New York, 434 F.2d 386, 390-91 (2d Cir. 1970). We have also held that aliens claiming a risk of political persecution abroad have a right to
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