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Report by Harvard Law School Crimmigration Clinic Highlights Millions of Mass. Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Immigration Detention Without Accountability

January 26, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/26/2020 A new report authored by the Harvard Law School Crimmigration Clinic reveals an accounting system across Massachusetts county sheriff offices that fails to fully and transparently account for costs incurred for providing federal agencies with immigration detention services. The report’s findings call into question assertions by some sheriffs who claim that…
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Lawyers say at least 10 Iranian students deported in last year

January 22, 2020

“Reihana Emami Arandi, an incoming Harvard Divinity School student, was denied entry in September. She had spent almost four months getting her student visa vetted, with additional security checks.”

Prepared for the Challenge

January 8, 2020

Read the stories of four HIRC alumni who are continuing to advocate for the rights of asylum-seekers and immigrants.

Justices Urged To OK Circuit Court Review Of Removal Orders

January 7, 2020

On December 16th, HIRC joined various law professors, former immigration judges, and legal service providers in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Professor Deborah Anker seeks research assistants

December 17, 2019

HIRC’s Director, Professor Deborah Anker, is currently seeking research assistants to work on the newest edition of her treatise, Law of Asylum in the United States, in the 2020-21 academic year. The treatise is updated every year and is a leading resource on U.S. asylum law with a comparative and international perspective. The Law of…
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HIRC files amicus brief on gender-based asylum case

November 13, 2019

The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) recently filed an amicus brief challenging a Board of Immigration Appeals decision on a gender-based asylum case. In the brief, HIRC argued that gender is a particular social group, writing: “In failing to recognize that Petitioner proposed a cognizable particular social group under Acosta and more recent…
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HIP submits comment on proposed expansion of social media surveillance of immigrant applicants

November 6, 2019

On November 4th, the Policy Team of the Harvard Law School Immigration Project (HIP), in partnership with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC), submitted a public comment opposing DHS’ proposal to ask for social media handles and identifiers in a range of immigration-related forms, including applications for naturalization (Form N-400), lawful permanent resident status…
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Take action for immigrant rights

October 31, 2019

“How can I help?” Here at HIRC we hear this often, from alumni, community members, colleagues, and everyone in between. As immigrants continue to face legal challenges and human rights abuses at the border and across the country, more and more people across the nation are ready to take a stand to protect the rights…
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Learn the facts about “public charge”

October 16, 2019

On August 14, 2019, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds, which would affect how immigration officials determine who was or could be considered a public charge. The “public charge” test is used to determine whether a person may receive a visa to enter the U.S. or adjust…
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