Border patrol agents to have presence in Boston for immigration enforcement in coming
“‘It’s yet another example of the Trump administration using scare tactics on municipalities that don’t abide by detainers,’ Torrey said.”
Border Patrol Agents Being Deployed To Boston Area For Immigration Enforcement
Crimmigration Clinic Director and HIRC Managing Attorney Phil Torrey was featured on CBSN Boston segment, where he spoke about Border Patrol’s expansion into Boston.
HIRC submits comments on proposed regulations on asylum
The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) recently submitted comments urging the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to withdraw their proposed amendments on asylum procedures and bars to asylum, which jeopardize the lives and safety of countless refugees. The proposed rules would add seven categorical bars to asylum, including to…
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Welcome, Spring 2020 interns!
We are very pleased to welcome three undergraduate interns to the Clinic! Diego Flores Diego is a first-year student at Harvard College from the Bronx, NY. The work that HIRC does is extremely personal to Diego as it was just recently that his parents were able to complete their application period to become lawful permanent…
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Upcoming training for volunteer interpreters
Do you speak a language other than English? Want to help support HIRC’s work? Become a volunteer interpreter! On Tuesday, February 18th from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. HIRC will be hosting a training for all new volunteer interpreters. At the training, we will provide more information about the Clinic’s cases, go over the dos…
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HIRC Submits Civil Rights Complaint to DHS Regarding Treatment of Deported Iranian Student
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/29/2020 Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Submits Civil Rights Complaint to DHS Regarding Treatment of Deported Iranian Student Harvard Divinity School Student Reihana Emami Arandi Denied Entry in September 2019 On January 29, attorneys from the Harvard Law School’s Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program submitted a complaint to the Office of…
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HIRC seeks faculty assistant
The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) is hiring! We are currently look for a Faculty Assistant to join our team. Areas of work will include general and financial administration, course support, scheduling and travel, on-campus events, and supporting faculty scholarship and research assistance. This is a 20 hour a week position with a…
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Crimmigration Clinic wins BIA appeal
On December 31, 2019, the Crimmigration Clinic celebrated a victory on behalf of a client who had been detained for more than a year. Based on arguments submitted by the Clinic, the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) terminated removal proceedings against the client and released him from detention. “In spite of the injustices our…
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Sabrineh Ardalan named clinical professor of law and faculty director of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program
We are thrilled to announce that Sabi is now a Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of HIRC!
In recent years, four Mass. jails got $164 million in federal money to house ICE detainees
“Philip L. Torrey, managing attorney for Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, said that immigration detention has not always been a part of the country’s immigration enforcement system. ‘It’s concerning that in just the last few decades it has become the centerpiece of immigration enforcement system,’ said Torrey.”