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Student Voices

“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”

3Feb 2023

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…

30Jan 2023

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).…

17Jan 20234 Jan 2023

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

1 Nov 2022
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?

24 Oct 2022
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…
Current Events

USCIS Releases New Data on Residents Eligible for Citizenship 

26 Sep 202222 Sep 2022
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…
Clinic Events

Immigration Clinic Presents at Women’s Weekend

19 Sep 202219 Sep 2022
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…
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Immigration Clinic Participates in Local Community Wellness Fair

12 Sep 2022
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

22 Aug 202216 Aug 2022
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…
Current Events

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

17 Aug 2022
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

8 Aug 20223 Aug 2022
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…
Case Comments

Fourth Circuit Strikes Down Higher Standard for Death Threats as Persecution

4 Aug 2022
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

15 Jul 2022
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…

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The Immigration Clinic by the Numbers

Since Fall 2019, the Immigration Clinic staff and students have provided $2.8 million of pro bono legal services.

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The Immigration Clinic is raising funds to ensure continued funding for a second, full-time staff attorney. The Clinic has seen incredible growth over the last three years, and cannot sustain this growth without continued funding for a second attorney. Click here to learn more about how to donate to the Clinic and about our attorney fellow’s work.

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Student perspectives, as well as other opinions published on this blog, reflect the views and perspectives of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of William & Mary, William & Mary Law School, or the faculty and staff of the Immigration Clinic.

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