Key legal question
Whether the cantonal court violated Art. 29(3) BV by denying free legal aid because the recourse was hopeless.
Extracted holding
No. After a recent final removal judgment, a reconsideration request had only very limited chances of success, and the applicant's reasons did not make the appeal arguable.
Extracted reasoning
The Federal Court accepted that free legal aid may be refused when the underlying remedy appears hopeless. The cantonal court's assessment of the prospects was not arbitrary, especially given the final removal decision, the lack of a substantiated pending naturalization issue, and the absence of a compelling need to remain in Switzerland to write a dissertation.