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“We need justice and freedom:” Advocating for the rights of medical abuse survivors through the ICDC Project

September 23, 2021

On September 16th, the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic and the HLS Immigration Project, in collaboration with Project South, Georgia Detention Watch, Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights, and South Georgia Immigrant Support Network, released a report, titled Violence and Violation: Exposing medical abuse of immigrants detained at the Irwin County Detention Center. Download the full report (PDF).…
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Crimmigration Clinic participates in oral argument before the First Circuit

August 26, 2021

On June 23, 2021, Clinical Instructor Sameer Ahmed participated in an oral argument before the en banc court of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Diaz-Ortiz v. Garland. The Immigration Court had ordered Mr. Diaz Ortiz, a young Latino man living in East Boston, deported because he was allegedly a gang…
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Ninth Circuit Court vacates decision in Matter of K-S-E-

July 28, 2021

In June 2021, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the decision in Matter of K-S-E-, in which the Board of Immigration Appeals had ruled that Kesly Sylvestre, a Haitian man, was “firmly resettled” in Brazil and that the Haitian government was able and willing to control his persecutors. Mr. Sylvestre was represented by our…
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Congratulations, Class of 2021!

June 2, 2021

Congratulations to the Harvard Law School Class of 2021 from all of us at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program! We want to thank all the members of the graduating class who spent time in our Program over the past three years. Sadly, we were not able to celebrate with the Class of 2021 in person, however, we still…
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Spring 2021 newsletter now available

April 6, 2021

Want to get the latest news from the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program? Check out our Spring 2021 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…
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HIRC files Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of Harvard TPS Coalition

March 11, 2021

On March 1, HIRC submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Sanchez v. Mayorkas in support of Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) recipients from the Harvard community. “The purpose of the brief was to give a voice to the many TPS recipients at Harvard, who are integral members of our community…
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First Circuit Court victory for U visa applicant

February 25, 2021

On January 28th, the First Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“the Board”) to deny a motion to reopen the removal proceedings of Carlos Antonio Granados Benitez, a Honduran man with a pending U visa. Our Program, in collaboration with Make the Road New York and Paige Austin,…
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“We need justice and freedom:” Advocating for the rights of medical abuse survivors through the ICDC Project

Crimmigration Clinic participates in oral argument before the First Circuit

Ninth Circuit Court vacates decision in Matter of K-S-E-

Congratulations, Class of 2021!

Spring 2021 newsletter now available

HIRC files Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of Harvard TPS Coalition

First Circuit Court victory for U visa applicant

Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program blocks another Trump administration asylum rule

Clinical Experience Paves The Way – Congratulations to the 2021 Skadden Fellows!

Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program scores a victory for asylum seekers

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