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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”

Clinic Director Speaks at “One Book, One Community” Event

Immigration Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer presents at the Williamsburg Regional Library (Spring 2023). Photo by: David Morrill On Wednesday, Immigration…

Immigration Clinic Fellow Speaks at Refugee Resettlement Event in DC

Immigration Clinic Fellow Nicole Medved J.D. ’18 speaks at the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington, D.C. (January 2023).…

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Record-Setting Eighteen Students Join the Clinic for the Spring Semester

The William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic is entering its eighth semester with new growth in student interest and…

Student Perspectives

Revisiting Immigration Policy as a Win-Win for Noncitizens and the Economy

By Harlin Oh, J.D. Class of 2023 In October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the decision of the District Court that the implementation of Deferred…

Student Perspectives

What is Harmful About the U.S. Detention Policy?

By Nancy Rosen, J.D. Class of 2023 Asylum seekers leave their country to journey to the U.S. for a myriad of reasons; they are escaping repression by the government, sexual…

USCIS Releases New Data on Residents Eligible for Citizenship

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Image downloaded from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' Eligible to Naturalize Dashboard. Downloaded on September 22, 2022. This month, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published data…

Immigration Clinic Presents at Women’s Weekend

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Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer and Attorney Fellow Nicole Alanko J.D. '18 present at Women's Weekend (Fall 2022) On Saturday, Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer and Attorney Fellow Nicole Alanko presented at…

Community Partners

Immigration Clinic Participates in Local Community Wellness Fair

Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer (right) and Attorney Fellow Nicole Alanko (left) table at the Community Wellness Fair (Sept. 2022) On Saturday, Immigration Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer and Fellow Nicole Alanko…

Clinic Victories

Immigration Clinic Reports its Busiest Summer Yet

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During the summer, the Immigration Clinic has been hard at work assisting noncitizens from across Hampton Roads on a variety of immigration matters. Thanks to the diligent work of Spring…

Resilience in the Face of Hardship: One Year Since the Fall of Afghanistan

This week marks one year since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Over the last year, we have heard the harrowing stories of our clients’ escape from Kabul in…

Student Perspectives

Problematic Policies: MPP Can Now Go but Title 42 Still Needs a Way To Follow

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By Francesca Babetski, J.D. Class of 2023 While certain moments in immigration policy have been especially prominent in the media in recent years,1 the debate over immigration via the United…

Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Higher Standard for Death Threats as Persecution

By J. Nicole Alanko, Esq., J.D. ’18, Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow In Sorto-Guzman v. Garland,1 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a ruling that would not allow death…

Alumni

Our Clients’ Stories are the Stories of America

By J. Nicole Alanko, Esq., J.D. '18, Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow My family loves the Fourth of July. Every year, my family gets together at a lake in rural Georgia…