Amicus brief challenges public health asylum limits
HIRC Founder Deborah Anker joined Gerald L. Neuman, Co-Director of the HLS Human Rights Program, and other immigration and refugee […]
Deborah Anker
The History and Future of Gender Asylum Law and Recognition of Domestic Violence as a Basis for Protection in the United States
HIRC Founder Deborah Anker’s article “The History and Future of Gender Asylum Law and Recognition of Domestic Violence as a
Federal Court Recognizes Gender as Basis for Asylum Claims
Years of Advocacy by HIRC Culminate in Landmark Decision by First Circuit In a major development in U.S. asylum law,
HIRC welcomes new faculty assistant
The Clinic is thrilled to announce that we have a new faculty assistant joining our team! Sophie Jean will be
HIRC files amicus briefs on asylum
Asylum seekers continue to face legal hurdles in their pursuit of safety here in the U.S., and the Harvard Immigration
Prepared for the Challenge
Read the stories of four HIRC alumni who are continuing to advocate for the rights of asylum-seekers and immigrants.
Professor Deborah Anker seeks research assistants
HIRC’s Director, Professor Deborah Anker, is currently seeking research assistants to work on the newest edition of her treatise, Law
Ask a Feminist: Deborah Anker Discusses Gender and US Asylum Law with Aziza Ahmed
Check out this conversation between HIRC Founder & Director Deborah Anker and Aziza Ahmed that was aired on the podcast
As a Guatemala Asylum Agreement Fades, a New Trump Rule Threatens Migrants
“Deborah Anker, a professor at Harvard who specializes in asylum, said that what the Trump administration has been doing on
The Republican proposal to change the U.S. asylum system, explained
“International law says that a signatory to the United Nations Refugee Convention/Protocol (Article 33) cannot return a refugee to a country where