Crimmigration Clinic
Student Work
Student Work
In the Crimmigration Clinic students will work on cutting-edge issues regarding the intersection of criminal law and immigration law. Students pursuing crimmigration clinical work will be divided into teams and complete projects such as drafting appellate briefs, advising criminal defense attorneys on the potential immigration consequences of criminal charges, and drafting policy memoranda for public defender offices and other nonprofit organizations.
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Crimmigration
Crimmigration Clinic students work on cutting-edge issues regarding the intersection of criminal law and immigration law.
How to Apply
How to Apply
The Crimmigration Clinic is offered in the Fall semester. You can learn about clinical credits, pre-requisite requirements, and the clinical application process by reading the course catalog description and exploring the links in this section.
Application Deadline:
April 8, 2019
In the News
In the News
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In Crimmigration Clinic victory, Supreme Judicial Court rules state law enforcement lacks ‘detainer’ authority
Continue Reading about In Crimmigration Clinic victory, Supreme Judicial Court rules state law enforcement lacks ‘detainer’ authorityIn a victory for the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program’s Crimmigration Clinic, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued a significant ruling on the question of whether Massachusetts police can detain and arrest someone for a U.S. immigration violation.
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Crimmigration Clinic Bridging the Gap between Criminal Law and Immigration Law
Continue Reading about Crimmigration Clinic Bridging the Gap between Criminal Law and Immigration Law“Crimmigration is a dynamic and growing field of law that concerns the intersection of criminal law and immigration law,” explained Torrey. “It concerns the immigration consequences of criminal activity and the use of the state criminal law machinery… for the purpose of immigration enforcement as well as the use of the deportation system as a method of crime control.”
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Faculty and Staff
Phil Torrey
Senior Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law
Contact
Harvard Law School
6 Everett Street
Suite 3103 (WCC)
617-384-8165
hirc@law.harvard.edu