UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic students Masao Taylor '17 and Lesley Sedano '17 succeeded in negotiating the release of a teenaged clinic client last week, reuniting him with his parents in Southern California.
Holly Cooper, Associate Director of the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic, together with clinic students Anita Barooni '16 and Amanda Whitney '16, spoke at Bakersfield College's Levan Center for the Humanities on February 5.
A UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic client was freed from immigration custody on February 5 following a bond hearing in which she was assisted by Courtney Lafranchi '16, Vivian Zheng '16, Hanyu Bao '16, and Mai Sartawi '15.
The UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic played an important role in a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that granted new rights to detained immigrants.
The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics has chosen the University of California Undocumented Legal Services Center for inclusion in "Bright Spots in Hispanic Education," a national online catalogue of more than 230 programs that invest in key education priorities for Hispanics.
Nora Pasin '16 successfully represented a teenaged client of the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic in a recent Immigration Court bond hearing.
Holly S. Cooper commented for Law 360 on Mata v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court case concerning whether a federal appeals court can review the Board of Immigration Appeals' refusal to toll deadlines to reopen cases based on ineffective lawyering.
UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic students Camellia Imani '16 and Junteng Zheng '16 succeeding in obtaining the cancellation of a removal order for a detained refugee who fled religious persecution in Iran.
Holly S. Cooper, lecturer and staff attorney with the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic, commented for Law360 on an alleged hunger strike by women held at an immigration detention facility in Texas.
Students and alumni of the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic ended a long legal battle last week, securing legal permanent resident status for a client who was nearly deported to Eritrea nine years ago.
