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Apr 27, 2024
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LAW 5405 - Immigration ClinicCredit Hours: 4.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
Prerequisite: Grade Point Average of 2.5. Recommended - not required, LAW 5222 , LAW 6321 - Professional Responsibility , LAW 5270 , LAW 5357 - Evidence , LAW 5389 - Immigration Law .
The immigration clinic combines actual representation of clients with the theoretical teaching of immigration law. Each student handles ad individual caseload of 5-7 clients. The types of cases handled through the clinic include: applications for political asylum; petitions under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); family visa petitions, citizenship, special immigrant juvenile petitions; and representation of long term residents in removal/deportation proceedings.
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