L-R: Micah Stein, HLS ’15 and Isabelle Sauriol, HIRC Summer Interns 2013 Isabelle Sauriol, a 2013 L.L.B. graduade from the University of Montreal, was a summer intern at HIRC. You can find her biography in our previous blog post introducing all 2013 summer fellows. An abbreviated version of the following post was recently featured on the…
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Micah Stein – Cleary Gottlieb Fellow Micah Stein is a first-year Harvard Law student from Cleveland, Ohio. He is an editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, and a member of the Tenant Advocacy Program and the Jewish Law Students Association. Micah graduated from Yeshiva University in 2011 with a major in economics. He previously…
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The following is a student’s reflection of her Winter term Independent Clinical project at the Refugio del Rio Grande in San Benito, TX. Her project was partially funded by HLS’s Summer Public Interest Fund (SPIF) program. By Priya Patel ’13 I had heard a lot about Lisa Brodyaga before I went down to San Benito, Texas…
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This is the third and last part of our blog series on comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). The first part of the series highlighted some changes to the asylum process set forth in the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744),which passed in the Senate by a vote of 68-32 last Thursday.…
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This is the second part of a blog series on comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). The first part of the series highlighted some changes to the asylum process brought forth by the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744), which has just been passed in the Senate by a vote of 68-32.…
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Photo courtesy of yashmori, from Flickr Creative Commons The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S.744), currently being debated in the Senate, would establish pathways to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, vastly strengthen border security and enforcement, and expand nonimmigrant visa programs for both skilled and unskilled workers. The…
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This past Saturday, June 15, marked the one year anniversary of President Obama’s historic announcement regarding the future of undocumented immigrant youths. Inspired by the global TED talks, in 2010 Harvard Law School started “HLS Thinks Big,” where professors share ideas and research with the community in short, accessible presentations. In May 2011 six Harvard…
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Social Worker (Part-Time) Job description – Conduct intake with clinical clients to assess mental health and service needs – Provide counseling and case management for survivors of torture, severe domestic violence and complex trauma – Work with city and state agencies and non-profit organizations that provide services and/or benefits to low-income, undocumented immigrants in order…
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In November 2012, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic arranged for continuing clinical student Marisa Taney ’13 to work with the University of Buenos Aires and as well as two other amazing organizations, CELS and CAREF, doing great work in refugee law. Read about her experience in her own words below! “When I chose to…
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Harlingen/Brownsville, TX The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights at the University of Chicago Law School invites applications for the position of South Texas Staff Attorney to be based in Harlingen/Brownsville, Texas. The Young Center is dedicated to promoting the best interests—safety and well-being—of unaccompanied and separated immigrant children in the United States. The immediate…
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