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Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program
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Guatemalan Woman’s Asylum Bid Revived Over New Dangers
September 10, 2019
Via Law360 By: Kaitlyn Burton A Guatemalan woman has another shot at asylum after the First Circuit said Friday that the Board of Immigration…
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Beyond education and litigation: the social work program at HIRC
August 28, 2019
Via HIRC By: Mariana Ferreira Before interning at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) my understanding of social work was limited to the…
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Putting Clinical Education into Action at HIRC
August 22, 2019
Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Students who work at HIRC come to the Clinic with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise. For…
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A Guinean Political Activist was Granted Asylum in the U.S. After Fleeing Political Persecution
August 8, 2019
By: Angelica Merino Monge and Logan Seymour In 2009, Imani*, a citizen of Guinea, West Africa, fled the country with the youngest of her four…
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By: Alexis Farmer “I suffered persecution because of my strong beliefs that the government should guarantee the basic rights of its people,” said Elvia*. The…
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Despite fears of raids, community advocates say now is the time for immigrants to step into Massachusetts courts
July 26, 2019
Via MassLive By: Steph Solis Despite mounting fears of raids, community organizers are urging Massachusetts immigrants to take advantage of a federal judge’s order…
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Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program In anticipation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) plans to step up immigration enforcement beginning…
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HIRC Calls on Inter-American Human Rights Commission to Investigate Mexico for Rights Violations at Border
July 19, 2019
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Source: Pixabay Last week, the Clinic and five other groups filed a request to the…
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HIRC client wins asylum after eight years
June 28, 2019
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic Pictured left to right: Clinical Instructor Phil Torrey, Abraham, Clinical Instructor Cindy Zapata, and Alicia Coneys,…
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All in a Day’s Work
June 20, 2019
By: Alexis Farmer The numerous clinics at Harvard Law School (HLS) are frequently successful in their pursuit of advancing justice. We often read of victories…
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HIRC wins case for Guatemalan family
May 29, 2019
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Nate MacKenzie and Nora Picasso Uvalle, LLM ’19 (far right) pictured with their clients On May…
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Reflections on Participation in HIRC
March 24, 2019
Via adMISSION: HLS As I look back on my three years, my involvement with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) has without a doubt…
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Family with Local Ties Seeking Asylum Still in Limbo
January 24, 2019
Via Sentiel Source Source: Sentinel Source By: Liora Engel-Smith Almost five months after a migrant mother and son with ties to Keene arrived in…
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The Republican Proposal to Change the U.S. Asylum System, Explained
January 24, 2019
Via PolitiFact Source: Flickr, Credit: Leigh Ann Johnson By: Miriam Valdere A proposal from Senate Republicans to end the partial government shutdown includes…
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Recent Case Victories From HIRC at GBLS
January 4, 2019
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Since the beginning, HIRC has partnered with Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), the largest provider of…
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HIRC & HIP Submit Comments on Proposed Removal of Fee Waiver
December 5, 2018
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Source: Pixabay On November 27, HIRC and the HLS Immigration Project (HIP) submitted comments on U.S.
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Trump Is Rewriting Asylum Law
November 14, 2018
Via The Atlantic Source: Pixabay By: Sabrineth Ardalan Two days after yet another mass shooting, President Donald Trump on Friday issued a proclamation addressing mass…
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Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program By: Cindy Zapata There are some memories that remain so vivid in my mind. Some of…
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Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program HIRC’s Crimmigration Clinic, directed by Philip Torrey, recently co-authored an amicus curiae brief with Professor Kari E. Hong of Boston…
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HIRC Submits Comments on Proposed Expansion of Family Detention
November 8, 2018
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Source: Pixabay On November 6, HIRC, along with the HLS Immigration Project (HIP) and the Immigration…
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Student Reflections From the Border
October 26, 2018
Via the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Source: Pixabay In August, HLS students Alessandra De La Tejera ’20, Josephine Herman ’20, Evan Hindman…