Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program

From the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic—Earlier this week, the clinic took the issue of Donald Trump’s executive orders to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights calling for an emergency hearing to discuss the impact of the orders on the Safe Third Country Agreement.

By Carys Golesworthy, JD ’17—The 3rd floor wing of Wasserstein Hall that houses the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinic is often a hub of activity. But last Friday, it was packed to capacity.

From Harvard Law Today—Two students who have been working with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program following the Trump administration’s executive orders on immigration recently wrote about their work and the impact of their collaborations with other students, faculty and attorneys.

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 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.

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

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 The Harvard Crimson Staffers from Harvard Law School’s Immigration and Refugee Clinic clarified definitions of “sanctuary” spaces in an online seminar Wednesday, offering…

Via Harvard Crimson Former President of Ireland Mary T. W. Robinson speaks about climate justice at Harvard Law School on Thursday. Robinson, who has…

Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic Dilapidated storefronts line the main street of the little-known border town of Dilley, Texas. The flat, tortilla colored…

Co-Managing Attorney of HIRC at Greater Boston Legal Services Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has named Senior Clinical Instructor and Co-Managing Director of the Harvard Immigration and…

The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs offers heartfelt congratulations to Luz Herrera, ’99 and Fatma Marouf, ’02 for their new faculty roles at the…

Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Maggie Morgan, Albert M. Sacks Clinical & Advocacy Fellow at HIRC, sat down with us to discuss…

Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program This past April, Phil Torrey, HIRC Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law,  traveled to Ohio to…

Via Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Law of Asylum closely discusses topics of broad and current interest. The distinction and particularity of social…

Via HLS News Credit: Michael Malyszko
Clinical Professor Deborah Anker LL.M. ’84, founder and director of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program The…

By Michelle Ha, J.D. ’16 Michelle Ha, J.D. ’16 Through my experience in the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) this semester, I had the privilege…