Student Perspectives Communism is Just a Red Herring: Inadmissibility and Freedom of Speech 15 Nov 2021 By Laura Love Feild, J.D. Class of 2022 “We as a nation lose part of our greatness whenever we deport or punish those who merely exercise their freedoms in an…
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…
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.…
Student Perspectives Policy to Practice: The Difficulties in Identifying Human Trafficking 7 Jun 202115 Apr 2021 By Jenna Tyrpak, J.D. Class of 2021 During my 1L summer, I interned with a USAID project in Kathmandu, Nepal, aimed at eradicating labor trafficking of Nepali migrant workers. As a result,…
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…
Student Perspectives Who Will Tame Immigration Law’s Wild West? 17 May 202115 Apr 2021 By Andrew Grindstaff, J.D. Class of 2021 Time and again in Clinic lectures—whether from our Professor, our Fellow, or any of the guest speakers—practitioners have placed imploring emphasis on the…
Student Perspectives Overcoming the Backlogs: How Biden’s Immigration Proposal Could Affect Wait Times for Humanitarian Relief 12 Apr 20216 Apr 2021 By Jenna Tyrpak, J.D. Class of 2021 On the first day of Biden’s presidency, he announced the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021,1 demonstrating his Administration’s hope for comprehensive immigration reform.…
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