School of Law - Immigration Law

Immigration Law

Immigration Clinic's Advocacy Succeeds in Reuniting Wrongfully Deported Haitian Client with Family

The client is one of six in a human rights petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/03/immigration-clinics-advocacy-efforts-in-reuniting-wrongully-deported-client.html


Immigration Law

Immigration Clinic Halts Deportation of Mother of Eight

The federal government was seeking to deport their client, a woman from Colombia who had come to the United States as a teen and has eight children, all U.S. citizens.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/02/immigration-clinic-halts-deportation.html




Immigration Law

Professor Rebecca Sharpless Publishes Book on the Brute-Force Mechanics of Deportation

Professor Sharpless is the founding director of the Immigration Clinic.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/01/rebecca-sharpless-publishes-book-on-brute-force-deportation.html




Immigration Law

Former LawWithoutWalls Student Inspires Excellence at the Intersection of Law and Technology

Now a first-year associate at Greenberg Traurig, Blanca Alcaraz Serrano aims to specialize in financial tech regulatory work while remaining passionate about immigration law.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/11/former-lawwithoutwalls-student-inspires-excellence.html


Immigration Law

Immigration Clinic Students Win Protection from Deportation for Somali American Journalist

Students Andy Co and Gianna Balli successfully litigated the Clinic’s first merits hearing in front of the Miami Immigration Court, gaining valuable hands-on skills.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/11/immigration-clinic-students-win-protection-from-deportation-for-somali-journalist.html


Immigration Law

Former Public Defender Joins Immigration Clinic

Rachel Maremont supervises students, engages in coalition work with other advocates, and participates in the clinic's federal court litigation.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/11/former-public-defender-joins-immigration-clinic.html


Immigration Law

Professor Rebecca Sharpless Publishes Two Articles

The articles, published in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review and in Ethnic and Racial Studies, are now available on-line.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/07/rebecca-sharpless-publishes-two-articles.html


Immigration Law

Immigration Clinic Wins Case of Torture Survivor

Students in experiential learning programs handle real-world cases and gain hands-on knowledge.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/08/immigration-clinic-wins-torture-survivor-case.html


Immigration Law

Immigration Clinic Wins Case of Torture Survivor

Students in experiential learning programs handle real-world cases and gain hands-on knowledge.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/05/immigration-clinic-wins-torture-survivor-case.html


Immigration Law

Biden Administration Gears Up for Migrant Surge

Miami Law Professor Kunal Parker discusses the lifting of Title 42 - which gave authorities health emergency powers - and how that might spur a flood of migrants on the southern border.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2023/05/biden-administration-gears-up-for-migrant-surge.html


Immigration Law

Professor Emeritus David Abraham Discusses His Paper on Latest Episode of The Explainer

Associate Dean of Intellectual Life Charlton Copeland interviews Professor Emeritus David Abraham about his paper on group rights and individual minority rights in immigrant societies on Season 10, Episode 12 of the Explainer podcast.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/04/davi-abraham-discusses-paper-on-explainer-podcast.html


Immigration Law

Miami Law Participates in the 2023 Concordia Americas Summit’s Regional Gathering

Abigail Fleming and Alejandro Portes joined public and private-sector leaders from the Americas who discussed the confluence of concerns and opportunities challenging the hemisphere.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/04/miami-law-participates-in-concordia-americas-summit.html


Immigration Law

#ShutDownBaker: Immigration Clinic Students Travel to Central Florida Jail to Help Immigrants

Miami Law's Immigration Clinic traveled to Baker County Detention Center in Macclenny, Florida, west of Jacksonville, to help detained men and women determine if they have defenses to deportation.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/03/immigration-clinic-students-travel-to-jail-to-help-immigrants.html


Immigration Law

Immigration Clinic Holds All-Day Virtual Court Hearing in New Space

Students of the clinic litigated an all-day court hearing, the first of many court hearings to be held in the new, high-tech clinic conference room.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/03/immigration-clinic-holds-virtual-court.html


Immigration Law

Professor Emeritus David Abraham Authors Chapter on Law and Migration

Professor Abraham’s scholarship continues to draw widespread interest, and his work remains in the top 10 percent of all SSRN downloads.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2023/01/david-abraham-authors-chapter.html


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