The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC) released today a comprehensive report titled Bordering on Failure: Canada-U.S. Border Policy and the Politics of Refugee Exclusion. The result of extensive research and fact-finding investigations led by HIRC affiliates Dr. Efrat Arbel (SJD ’12) and Alletta Brenner (JD ’14), the report finds that Canada is systematically closing…
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Co-managing director of HIRC John Willshire-Carrera moderated a panel hosted by the Anti-Defamation League on November 19, 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston,MA. Participants included Ali Noorani, the executive director of The National Immigration Forum, and Jose Antonio Vargas, a filmmaker and journalist, among others.
HIRC joined hundreds of individuals in Boston in an October 5 march to push for comprehensive immigration reform. The march was part of a nationwide effort to pressure a Republican Congress, with rallies across the United States in over 40 states. The Boston rally began at Copley Square and marched down Boylston Ave.
By Kayla Zecher As I finished up my final week at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, a few things came to mind. And more things come to mind as I anticipate my return home to Israel, where I will continue to study law and work with the refugee community. It has been wonderful reacquainting…
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One of the reasons I chose to attend Harvard Law School was because of the opportunities to practice law as a student in their clinical programs, especially the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic. I knew I wanted to be involved in HIRC before I even set foot on campus. The idea of working with asylum…
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Some nice infographics on the latest asylum figures in Europe via Thomson Reuters here. Interestingly, Germany received the largest number of applications – 75,000+! Additionally, Asylum Aid and ECRE published their latest report on asylum in Europe, filled with tons of important information and certainly worth reading if you are looking at asylum comparatively.
Applications are now being accepted for the Albert M. Sacks Fellowship at Harvard Law School. The fellowship will provide an opportunity for an attorney to work at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program on direct representation, appellate litigation and policy advocacy work, starting in the summer of 2014. The Fellow will supervise clinical students…
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We’re excited to introduce HIRC’s newest research fellow! Palmer Lawrence is a 2013 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. During law school she interned for the Executive Office of Immigration Review, Human Rights Watch, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Regional Bureau for Africa, Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Aid, and Legal Aid of Cambodia.…
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See below to read a great article with our own clinical instructor and lecturer on law, Phil Torrey (quoted below): “These cases are challenging because the law around who is eligible for immigration relief when there is criminal activity in the past is really difficult to navigate, and the avenues for relief are really limited…
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After a long search, we have hired a new social worker! We warmly welcome Liala Buoniconti, who will be working part time at the Clinic during the 2013-14 school year. Currently a social worker at the MGH Healthcare Center in Chelsea, Mass., Liala brings over 10 years of experience working with immigrants and refugees, and…
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