Student Perspectives Temporary Protected Status, with an Emphasis on “Temporary” 9 Jan 20239 Jan 2023 By Mitchell Harrison, J.D. Class of 2023 One of my cases from this semester involved a fairly novel issue for the Clinic: my clients’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS) expired soon…
Student Perspectives The Afghan Adjustment Act: Why Should You Care? 7 Dec 20227 Dec 2022 By Melissa Box, J.D. Class of 2023 In August 2021, you may have been shocked by the images of Afghans fleeing the Taliban. The media was flooded with chaotic images…
Student Perspectives DHS Formally Reverses Trump-era “Public Charge” Inadmissibility Policy 28 Nov 202212 Nov 2022 By Allison Lofgren, J.D. Class of 2023 In December, as the result of a new Department of Homeland Security rule, non-citizens who apply for a visa, arrive at a port…
Student Perspectives How Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Should Leave Room for Reunification 21 Nov 2022 By Kelsey Anliker, J.D. Class of 2023 One thing that I found interesting so far in the Immigration Clinic was our discussion of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). SIJS was…
Clinic News Clinic Students and Attorneys Volunteer at Citizenship Fair 14 Nov 202214 Nov 2022 Clinic law students and supervising attorneys at the Citizenship Fair sponsored by Gardner & Mendoza, PC. (Fall 2022) On Saturday, Immigration Clinic students and supervising attorneys volunteered at a Citizenship…
Student Perspectives Naturalization & the Good Moral Charter Requirement for Veterans: Making the Ultimate Sacrifice and Yet Still Barred from Citizenship 7 Nov 20223 Nov 2022 By Victoria Nauman, J.D. Class of 2023 Approximately three percent of veterans today are foreign born, a total of roughly 530,000 people of 18.6 million veterans nationwide.1 More than 148,000…
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…
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…
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…
Clinic News Clinic Director Presents at World Refugee Day Event 27 Jun 2022 Immigration Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer presents at Commonwealth Catholic Charities' World Refugee Day event (June 2022) On Saturday, Immigration Clinic Director Stacy Kern-Scheerer presented at a World Refugee Day celebration…
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