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September 3, 2019
My participation in the Immigration Clinic was one of the most enjoyable, valuable, and rewarding experiences of my law school career. My experiences in this clinic has taught me about loyalty to my clients, non-judgmentalism, managing a caseload and how to negotiate confidently with law enforcement agents. I learned how to build strong relationships with the people I was representing, […] -
September 2, 2019
The Immigration Clinic is the best experience I can imagine having in law school. I was afforded the privilege to work with and directly represent some amazing and incredibly strong clients who kept faith in a couple of young law students throughout their detention and deportation proceedings. The clinic provided me with the opportunity to develop my research and writing skills […] -
July 24, 2019
Signed Letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Immigration Clinic joins 96 civil society organizations, and an additional 120 individuals with expertise in migration, refugee law, and human rights, on this signed letter to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The letter requests that the Commission consider a comprehensive, initial visit to the US-Mexico border and to use all mechanisms available to […] -
May 15, 2019
The Clinic authored and joined with dozens of law and social science professors to submit an “EXPERT RESPONSE TO THE FINAL EMERGENCY INTERIM REPORT OF THE CBP FAMILIES AND CHILDREN CARE PANEL OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL” in May 2019. The response discusses current immigration realities at the US-Mexico border. -
August 14, 2018
Tempest Tossed: Conversations on Migration and Mobility – a new podcast on immigration and refugees that goes beyond the predictable soundbites. Join Alex Aleinikoff and guests for in-depth discussion on what’s happening on the ground and how to understand current policy debates. In the first episode, Alex Aleinikoff speaks with Professor Denise Gilman, Director of the Immigration Clinic at […] -
June 25, 2018
The Unending Floods: Disaster Recovery and Immigration Policy
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June 22, 2018
‘I Don’t Think We Were Prepared for This Level of Cruelty’ : Law professors and their students step up to defend immigrants -
June 19, 2018
Parents Are Facing a Nightmare at the U.S. Border -
March 22, 2018
“I was treated like an animal” Abuses Against African Detainees at the West Texas Detention Facility
This report is prepared on behalf of approximately 80 African immigrants who were held in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the West Texas Detention Facility (WTDF) in Sierra Blanca, Texas, from approximately February 23, 2018, to March 2, 2018. The WTDF is a large detention facility currently operated under a federal government contract with LaSalle […] -
August 24, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/23/immigration-crisis-us-deportation-system-lawlessness-trump-administration
