“Jason Corral and Cindy Zapata of the Immigration and Refugee Clinic advised students of their legal rights during ‘A Day of Hope of Resistance,’ part of a series of events exploring questions about the termination of DACA and TPS, deportations, and the current state of immigration policy.”
As you may have heard, there have been nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting people living in areas that have designated themselves as ‘sanctuary cities.’ The sweeps have resulted in several hundred arrests across the country, and it is believed that approximately 50 people were arrested in Massachusetts. We have information that one…
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HRI attorney Jason Corral takes part in a panel on DACA at the Harvard Kennedy Institute.
“‘The workload has been pretty frantic in the last couple of weeks,’ said Jason Corral of the Immigration and Refugee Clinic at Harvard University. Corral was hired by Harvard in response to the President’s rhetoric on immigration during the campaign.”
“Staffed by attorneys and students at Harvard Law School, the clinic provides immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers legal support—a mission that has become all the more pressing under the Trump administration.”
Check out HIRC’s press coverage from 2016: “Sanctuary cities stand strong against Trump” (Politico, 12/12/16) “Santa Fe mayor defends sanctuary cities, says studies don’t show increase in crime” (Politifact, 11/28/16) “Support for the undocumented” (Harvard Gazette, 11/28/16) “Harvard Law professors and scholars: state governors have no legal authority to block refugees” (Huffington Post, 11/18/16) “Sanctuary…
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