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“My experience at the Immigration Clinic this semester has genuinely been the highlight of my law school career. Something that stood out to me so far have been the responses of our clients–I have been so deeply moved by all of the gratitude that the clients have expressed to us,…Continue reading “Student Voices”

15May 202310 May 2023

The Class of 2023: Responding to the Community’s Extraordinary Need

Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer (center) and Attorney Fellow Nicole Medved (left) with several Class of 2023 students at the 3L…

3May 202320 Apr 2023

The Most Important Lawyering Skill That No One Ever Taught You

By Nicole Pasho, J.D. Class of 2023 Any immigration lawyer needs to understand the Immigration and Nationality Act, relevant policy…

GW Students Visit the Immigration Clinic

Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer and Attorney Fellow Nicole Medved with students from the George Washington University during their visit to…

The Class of 2023: Responding to the Community’s Extraordinary Need

15 May 202310 May 2023

Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer (center) and Attorney Fellow Nicole Medved (left) with several Class of 2023 students at the 3L Class Gift Toast event in May. Photo by David Morrill.…

Student Perspectives

The Most Important Lawyering Skill That No One Ever Taught You

3 May 202320 Apr 2023

By Nicole Pasho, J.D. Class of 2023 Any immigration lawyer needs to understand the Immigration and Nationality Act, relevant policy memoranda, and case law in the lawyer’s jurisdiction to be…

GW Students Visit the Immigration Clinic

Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer and Attorney Fellow Nicole Medved with students from the George Washington University during their visit to the Law School (April 2023). On April 15th, students from…

Student Perspectives

Does the H-2 Visa Program Need an Overhaul?

By Maheen Nadeem, J.D. Class of 2023 In 2021, the Supreme Court held in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid that for union organizers to temporarily access farmland in order to…

Clinic Victories

Securing Permanent Residency for a Toddler

Last week, the Immigration Clinic secured a grant of lawful permanent residency for one of our youngest clients to date: the daughter of one of our Afghan allies. In the…

Student Perspectives

“You Will Not Replace Us”: The Great Replacement Theory and the Long History of Conspiratorial Nativism in America

10 Apr 202310 Apr 2023

By Andrew Heiser, J.D. Class of 2023 The past decade has seen a shocking rise of white nationalist anti-immigrant rhetoric and violence in the United States. Much of it has…

Student Perspectives

Raising the U Visa Cap: The Safest and Best Option for Survivors of Crime and the Public

3 Apr 202330 Mar 2023

By Jayde Morgan, J.D. Class of 2023 It is no surprise that many aspects of the United States’ immigration system are ineffective. However, after being assigned my first case in…

Clinic Victories

Immigration Clinic Wins Its First Afghan Asylum Case

Last week, the Clinic received its first approval of an asylum case for a client from Afghanistan. The client, Mr. R*, was one of thousands of people evacuated from Afghanistan…

Attorneys, Professors, and Students Come Together for Second Annual Fourth Circuit Asylum Law Conference

On Friday, March 10th, attorneys, professors, and students from across the country gathered on Zoom for the second annual Fourth Circuit Asylum Law Conference. The Conference brought attorneys from all…

Registration Begins for Fourth Circuit Asylum Law Conference

16 Feb 202313 Feb 2023

The William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic and Immigrant Justice Corps are cosponsoring the second annual Fourth Circuit Asylum Law Conference. The Conference will be held virtually via Zoom on March 10,…