La Opinión quoted CARECEN attorney Erika Pinheiro's comments on the lack of immigration counsel for jail inmates under the Secure Communities Program and on the need to enact strict oversight of its replacement, as she provided public comment at Tuesday's Supervisors' hearing to decide the fate of Los Angeles County's 287(g) program. "Many of the inmates who voluntarily opted to leave the country had no idea they should have had legal counsel to defend their deportations," she said.