Federal Appellate Immigration Clinic

In this year-long clinic, students will participate in litigation before the federal district courts, federal courts of appeals, or the Board of Immigration Appeals in cases challenging the deportation or detention of non-US-citizens. Students can expect to work on issues at the intersection of criminal and immigration law (“crimmigration”), asylum and other forms of humanitarian protection, and/or immigration detention.

Students enrolled in the clinic are expected to engage in substantial legal research and writing, and the pace and demands of the work will vary over the semester. Given the nature of the work, the clinic is best suited for students who have sufficient interest and time in their schedules to dedicate to complex litigation in a rapidly evolving legal environment.

This is a year-long, eight-credit clinic (four credits in fall and four in spring). The pre-requisite are Immigration Law, Asylum Law, or Crimmigration. Alternatively, students may enroll in the Crimmigration Seminar only as a co-requisite in the fall semester. Students are also encouraged to take Administrative Law prior to or during their enrollment in clinic. All students enrolled in clinic will be required to attend in-person clinic orientation on Friday, August 21, 2026, in addition to any clinic-specific orientation that the professor may schedule.

P: Immigration Law, Asylum Law

P/C: Crimmigration