While many businesses and institutions across the country have temporarily closed due to COVID-19, students, staff, and attorneys at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) have continued to work with clients throughout the pandemic. Since all work has moved remote, HIRC has had to adapt to new restrictions and rules in order to…
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On March 20th, immigration professors from across the country, including HIRC Director Sabi Ardalan and Managing Attorney Phil Torrey, submitted a joint letter to the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which urges EOIR to develop and enact policies that address the COVID-19 crisis and its possible effects on immigration court proceedings. The letter has…
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Asylum seekers continue to face legal hurdles in their pursuit of safety here in the U.S., and the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) has been busy working on litigation to protect their rights. Within the first month of 2020, HIRC submitted two amicus briefs regarding immigration and asylum law. The first brief, submitted…
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“Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic director Sabrineh Ardalan and Cambridge lawyer Susan B. Church also represent Arandi. Arandi’s lawyers filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Homeland Security’s civil rights office on January 30.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/29/2020 Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program Submits Civil Rights Complaint to DHS Regarding Treatment of Deported Iranian Student Harvard Divinity School Student Reihana Emami Arandi Denied Entry in September 2019 On January 29, attorneys from the Harvard Law School’s Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program submitted a complaint to the Office of…
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We are thrilled to announce that Sabi is now a Clinical Professor of Law and the Director of HIRC!
Read the stories of four HIRC alumni who are continuing to advocate for the rights of asylum-seekers and immigrants.
Last week, the Clinic and five other groups filed a request to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, demanding that they investigate the Mexican government’s complicity in the illegal practice of “metering,” under which thousands of individuals seeking asylum in the United States are forced to wait for prolonged periods in limbo in Mexico. This…
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In anticipation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE’s) plans to step up immigration enforcement beginning this weekend, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRC) has posted a series of resources for affected Massachusetts residents. This includes information about immigrants’ legal rights, as well as resources for finding an attorney. “It’s important to remember…
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HIRC Assistant Director Sabi Ardalan breaks down the harmful impacts the “Remain in Mexico” policy has on asylum seekers.