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By Jonathan Weinberg, J.D. '17—My continuing clinical placement through the Sports Law Clinic at the Major League Baseball Players Association was an exciting opportunity to gain valuable labor law practice at a vibrant union.

By Nathan Mackenzie, J.D. '17—While most immigration cases drag on for months, my most challenging and rewarding case in the Harvard Immigration & Refugee Clinic lasted only one frantic week. It started with a desperate phone call from one of the clinic’s former clients.

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs extends a warm welcome to Daneiris Heredia-Perez, Christina Haines, Alyssa Chan, and Jordana Arias.

From Public Radio International—Deborah Anker, a Harvard Law School professor and director of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, wants to draw attention to the interior and border enforcement executive orders that have not gotten a lot of publicity.

From the New York Times—On Wednesday, the Immigration and Refugee Clinical program at Harvard Law School issued a report stating that Mr. Trump’s executive orders on immigration made the United States “not a safe country of asylum” for people fleeing persecution and violence.

From the International Human Rights Clinic—Anna Khalfaoui, LL.M. ’17 reflects on her work advocating for a ban on fully autonomous weapons and the Fifth Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons, which she attended.

From the International Human Rights Clinic—Katherine Gonzalez, J.D. '17 reflects on her travel to Jordan with a team from her clinic to interview dozens of Syrian refugee families about their experiences with obtaining government issued documents.

From The Harvard Crimson—Staffed by attorneys and students at Harvard Law School, the clinic provides immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers legal support—a mission that has become all the more pressing under the Trump administration.

By Jessica Blanton, J.D. ’18 During winter term, I worked for three weeks at Legal Aid of Manasota in Sarasota, Florida. The experience was invaluable,…

Via Harvard Law Today Harvard Law School’s Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program has released a report on the effects of President Trump’s…

By Mila Owen, J.D. ’18 Mila Owen, J.D. ’18 worked at Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights in Harare, Zimbabwe Mila Owen spent the 2017 winter…

Via International Human Rights Clinic
by Susan Farbstein Back in November, I was pleased to moderate a conversation with pastor Evan Mawarire,…

Via Harvard Review of Latin America
by Maggie Morgan and Deborah Anker Celebrating an asylum victory at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic.

Via Harvard Law Today Credit: Danny Gold
Soon after the executive order restricting immigration was handed down, groups of lawyers gathered in airports…

Via Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation Today, the Food Law and Policy Clinic of Harvard Law School released …