Do you speak a language other than English? Would you like to get involved in the Clinic’s work? Then please join us for our interpreter training on September 24th from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m in WCC 3038, Harvard Law School. At the training we will go over the difference between interpretation and translation, modes…
Read more
On April 20th, dozens of HLS alumni and local experts came together to develop model protective policies for sanctuary spaces in the Age of Trump. They considered questions such as: What types of protective strategies can these different institutions employ? What are the legal limits on how far those policies can go? How would protective…
Read more
On March 22nd, HIRC, along with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Venezuelan Caucus, sponsored a discussion on the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. The talk explored the diplomatic strategies of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the legal framework of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the context of human rights violations in Venezuela. This open…
Read more
HIRC was thrilled to partner with the Harvard DACA Seminar for various events over the past few weeks. On Friday, March 2nd, HIRC Director Deborah Anker and Assistant Director Sabi Ardalan took part in “Legal Strategies for Fighting Back: A Conversation with Top Immigration Lawyers.” On Monday, March 5th, HIRC attorneys Jason Corral and Cindy…
Read more
On February 23, HIRC’s assistant director Sabrineh Ardalan took part in the New York Law School’s Immigration and Asylum Conference. Sabi participated in a discussion on particular social groups. The conversation explored the BIA and federal court developments refining the concept of persecution on account of membership in a particular social group. She was joined by Dree Collopy,…
Read more
On December 1, HIRC and a diverse group of campus organizations hosted an event with Mervat Jumhawee, Advocacy Officer from the El Hassan Workers’ Center in Jordan. Students and staff gathered for a discussion on the intersection of trade agreements, labor migration corridors, and different social change. Founded in 2012, the El Hassan Workers’ Center has…
Read more
“Panelist Sabrineh Ardalan, assistant director at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program and assistant clinical professor of law at Harvard Law School, said her work at the clinic gives her an up-close view of the burdens on asylum seekers to prove their eligibility for protection, demonstrate credibility, and provide corroborating evidence.”
When my clinical instructor, Sabi Ardalan, told me about an opportunity to present at a workshop at UMass Boston (UMB) on the implications of the recent executive orders, I immediately signed up. Remembering that sense of hopelessness I felt as a non-citizen, I thought that empowering immigrants with knowledge of the executive orders and their rights was one of the best ways I could contribute.
HIRC’s Deborah Anker will moderate the 8th annual FDR memorial lecture, entitled “Formulating a new good neighbor policy.” The lecture will bring together Republican entrepreneur Solomon Trujillo and Democratic former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, co-founders of the Latino Donor Collaborative, to renew FDR’s call for thoughtful cross-cultural engagement.
This past April, Phil Torrey, HIRC Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law, traveled to Ohio to speak to the Immigration and Nationality Law Review at Cincinnati Law. In his presentation, Phil discussed how the Immigration and Nationality Act’s definition of conviction seemingly violates the core principles of federalism upon which our nation is built. You…
Read more