Asylum… Explainer Series: Persecution 27 Sep 2021 Asylum has been in the headlines in the last several years. While it is a popular topic in the media, it often is discussed without understanding the broader legal context…
Clinic News How You Can Help a Local Afghan Family 13 Sep 202110 Sep 2021 The William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic is working with a Hampton Roads family to apply for humanitarian parole for a family member who remains in Afghanistan. Humanitarian parole would help…
Clinic News Immigration Clinic Director Speaks with Virginia Public Media about the Afghan Refugee Crisis 25 Aug 202126 Aug 2021 William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer spoke with Patrick Larsen of Virginia Public Media about the Afghan Refugee Crisis. Stacy emphasized the importance of having access to an attorney…
Student Perspectives Global Responses to the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis: Two Case Studies in Immigration 16 Aug 202120 Jul 2021 By Zee Huff, J.D. Class of 2022 The twentieth century saw an unprecedented era of globalization, complicated by multiple transcontinental wars and the measures taken in the wake of each…
Student Perspectives Deconstructing the “Good” Immigrant 26 Jul 202115 Jul 2021 By Gabby DeBelen, Class of 2022 This past June marked the ninth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an Obama-era program that protects around 700,000 individuals…
Asylum… Explainer Series: What is Asylum? 13 Jul 2021 Asylum has been in the headlines in the last several years. While it is a popular topic in the media, it often is discussed without understanding the broader legal context…
Current Events Attorney General Garland Restores Asylum Protections for Survivors of Domestic Violence 17 Jun 2021 On Wednesday, June 16th, immigrant survivors of domestic violence seeking asylum and their advocates heralded welcome news from Attorney General Merrick Garland. Ahead of an anticipated proposed rule, Attorney General…
Current Events Immigration Clinic Applauds New Policy to Support Immigrant Survivors 16 Jun 2021 On Monday, June 14th, the Biden Administration published new guidance to allow immigrant survivors of crime to receive deferred action and work authorization while their U Visa applications are pending. In 2000, Congress created…
Current Events Clinic Fellow Published on New Biden Policy 9 Jun 20218 Jun 2021 On Tuesday, the Clinic’s Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow Nicole Alanko, J.D. ’18 published an op-ed about the Biden Administration’s new policy of accelerating families’ cases in ten immigration courts across the country.…
Clinic Events Immigration Clinic Director Presents to League of Women Voters 2 Jun 20212 Jun 2021 On May 27th, Professor Stacy Kern-Scheerer, Director of the William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic, presented to the League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area. Professor Kern-Scheerer’s presentation focused on…
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