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Apr 18, 2024
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LAW 5807 - Immigrant Defense Clinic
The Immigrant Defense Clinic will focus on the intersection of criminal and immigration law. Students will defend individual immigrants in removal (deportation) proceedings. In addition, students will represent immigrant community organizations on affirmative litigation and advocacy projects aimed at addressing policing practices that disproportionately and unjustifiably target immigrant populations. Students will gain substantive knowledge in both criminal and immigration law. We will also focus on exploring the various litigation and non-litigation advocacy strategies that all community lawyers should have at their disposal. Toward this end, students will develop significant litigation skills, such as brief writing, examination of witnesses, and oral argument, and non-litigation skills, such as negotiation, media work, and legislative advocacy. Students applying for this clinic are encouraged to submit a short statement of interest in addition to the standard clinic application materials.
Prerequisites & Notes
There will be no absolute pre-requisites or co-requisites; however, Immigration Law (taken either before or during the clinic) will be highly recommended. Other courses, including Criminal Procedure, Trial Advocacy, and Evidence, will enhance an applicant’s chance of acceptance. Each of these courses will provide students with useful, though not indispensable, background information.
Credits: 6
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