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The past few weeks have been troubling. From family separations at the border to the travel ban, immigrant communities across […]
Apply to our Crimmigration Clinic!
The Crimmigration Clinic is now accepting applications for Fall 2018 In the Crimmigration Clinic students work on cutting-edge issues regarding
Why domestic abuse and anti-gay violence qualify as persecution in asylum law
Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently upended decades of U.S. legal precedent by asserting that women fleeing domestic violence will not generally qualify for asylum. To do so, he challenged the principle that women victims of domestic violence are members of a “particular social group.” This phrase – “particular social group” – is critical to the work of immigration lawyers like myself.
HIRC releases statement on the decision in Matter of A-B-
Statement of Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program on Matter of A-B- issued by Attorney General Sessions on June 11
HLS Alumni and Local Experts Gather for “Hackathon” on Sanctuary Spaces
On April 20th, dozens of HLS alumni and local experts came together to develop model protective policies for sanctuary spaces
HIRC Director and Assistant Director attend 2018 Harvard European Law Symposium
On April 6, HIRC’s Director Deborah Anker and Assistant Director Sabi Ardalan attended the 2018 Harvard European Law Symposium, “Europe
HIRC client celebrated at annual “Citizen Celebration Dinner”
On April 4th, HIRC staff attended the Harvard Bridge Program‘s annual dinner, which celebrates Harvard employees who have recently become
HIRC files amicus brief on latest travel ban
On March 30th, HIRC filed an amicus brief challenging President Trump’s latest immigration order. The brief argues that the travel
HIRC Co-Sponsors Discussion on Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela
On March 22nd, HIRC, along with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Venezuelan Caucus, sponsored a discussion on the humanitarian crisis in
Crimmigration Clinic Wins Case at the Board of Immigration Appeals
Working under the direction of HIRC’s Managing Attorney Phil Torrey, Crimmigration Clinic students Clarissa Lehne ’18 and Mike Ewart ’18