On Wednesday, September 26th, HIRC and the Harvard African Law Association sponsored a discussion with Mutasim Ali about the plight of African asylum seekers in Israel. Mutasim is a law graduate of the College of Law and Business in Israel and he spent a month interning at HIRC this summer. Speaking to a packed room, Mutasim offered…
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Today, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program’s Crimmigration Clinic and the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) issued two new resources for advocates and attorneys defending the rights of immigrant fighting removal to countries where they will be persecuted.
By Mutasim Ali “As our forefathers were in the distant past foreign workers in countries, not theirs, and in the recent past were knocking on the gates of various countries fleeing the Nazi enemy, and were rejected – we are required to apply the relevant legal rules with compassion and sensitivity to all involved ‘victims…
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HIRC handles dozens of immigration cases a day, helping clients from all over the world acquire immigration status in the United States. Clinical law students and their attorney supervisors focus on assisting individuals applying for different forms of humanitarian protection and are highly adaptable and attuned to the needs of the local community. As a…
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On May 18, HIRC’s Director & Founder Deborah Anker received the Federal Bar Association’s NGO Lawyer of the Year Joint Award. She was honored alongside Karen Musalo, Director of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at Hastings College of the Law. Professor Anker has received numerous awards, including the Founder’s Award from the American…
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You could say breaking bread is the easiest way at getting to know someone. Over Peruvian empanadas from a nearby Union Square restaurant can make it even easier. I met with Bruno on a weekday afternoon. After concluding both our summer internships for the day, we sat down for a one-on-one on his experience as a DACA recipient here at Harvard.
Leaders in the development of gender asylum jurisprudence challenge attempt to strip decades-old protections for women who fear persecution. Cambridge, MA – Today the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) joins the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Human Rights First (HRF) and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) in filing a brief of amicus…
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