The latest brief from the Immigration Initiative at Harvard (“IIH”) highlights our Program’s Harvard Representation Initiative and their holistic approach to immigration. The brief, which was created by Sabi Ardalan, Liala Buoniconti, Jason Corral, and Mariam Liberles, begins by exploring some of the benefits and obstacles presented by interdisciplinary immigration representation. Next, it identifies some…
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Mary Hewey is the administrative assistant at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program. Mary began immigration and advocacy work during her time in the Border Studies Program in Tucson, Arizona. There, Mary realized the impacts of migration in the United States and started thinking critically about the challenges and injustices faced by immigrant communities.…
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Our work would not be possible without the generous assistance of many volunteers and interns. From interpreting in client meetings to organizing files, these individuals have constantly demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to immigrants’ rights. We wanted to take a moment to thank three undergraduate students who have volunteered hundreds of hours of their time with…
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Congratulations to the Harvard Law School Class of 2021 from all of us at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program! We want to thank all the members of the graduating class who spent time in our Program over the past three years. Sadly, we were not able to celebrate with the Class of 2021 in person, however, we still…
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“You’ve pushed us to be better teachers, better colleagues, and better humans.”
After being with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program for five years, our Program Administrator, Jordana Arias, will be moving on to new opportunities in May. We thank her for all her hard work and for her unwavering commitment to immigrants’ rights. During her time at our Program, Jordana had to juggle many competing…
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Despite promises and some progress, says immigration expert Phil Torrey, “Biden has simply not yet done enough” to reverse Trump’s immigration policies.
Democracy Now! featured the report “Shelter from the Storm: Policy Options to Address Climate Induced Displacement from the Northern Triangle,” which our our Founder, Deborah Anker, co-authored.
On April 22, our Program, in partnership with the HLS Immigration Project, the University Network, students from Yale Law School’s Environmental Law Association, and the Yale Immigrant Justice Project, released the report Shelter from the Storm: Policy Options to Address Climate Induced Displacement from the Northern Triangle. This report examines the large-scale migration of residents…
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Calling all prospective clinical students! Please join us for the following upcoming information sessions for clinics at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program: Crimmigration Clinic Registration Info Session Tuesday, April 20nd at 12PM (EST) Join Director Phil Torrey for an information session about the Crimmigration Clinic. Make sure to register in advance here. –…
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