HLS Language Access Program Interpreter Training Friday, October 16th, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST Join us for a virtual interpreter training! The HLS Language Access Program (“LAP”) helps connect volunteer interpreters and translators with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program and other clinical programs at Harvard Law School. Volunteers assist with case meetings,…
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Philip Torrey, Director of the Harvard Crimmigration Clinic and Managing Attorney of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, has received a 2019-2020 Dean’s Award for Excellence. We are so proud of Phil for this incredible achievement and we are lucky to have him as part of our team at the Program. Please join us…
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Our Program mourns the recent loss of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Justice Ginsburg was a champion of human rights and we are forever grateful for her service. We echo the words of Harvard Law School Dean John Manning, who stated that Justice Ginsburg’s “powerful and unyielding commitment to the rule of law and…
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We at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program are deeply disappointed in the recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals lifting the injunction that prevented the Trump administration from moving forward with the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for recipients from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan. The termination of TPS, if…
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Want to get the latest news from the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program? Check out our latest newsletter here. In this newsletter, we have updates on policy advocacy and litigation efforts, student and staff achievements, case victories, and more. If you would like to sign up to receive our newsletter via email, you can sign…
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The Harvard Gazette speaks with Harvard staff and students who have benefited from the free immigration services provided by the Harvard Representation Initiative.
On July 6th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced new guidance regarding F-1 and M-1 student visas, modifying exemptions put in place this spring that had allowed students to take classes online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new policy, international students who attend schools that are operating entirely online may not be allowed to remain in the United States. On July 8th, the University filed a lawsuit to protect the…
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HIRC Director Sabi Ardalan was one of the many Harvard community members who spoke with the Harvard Gazette about the recent DACA decision.
“‘Given the tough questions asked at oral argument, it wasn’t at all clear which way the court would come out,’ said Sabrineh Ardalan, director of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical program, which provides legal help to immigrants. ‘This is such a critically important victory and recognition that the Trump administration’s efforts to end DACA…
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Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will block the Trump Administration’s misguided attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA, which was established by former President Barack Obama in 2012, provides protection against deportation and work authorization to over 600,000 individuals in the United States. “We applaud the Court’s…
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