The AB540 and Undocumented Student Center, a unique partnership between the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic and the UC Davis Division of Student Affairs that provides legal services for undocumented students and their families, was the subject of a feature article in Diverse magazine.
UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic students and former students Jimmy Newman '14, David Jefferson '14, Mai Sartawi '15, and Courtney Lafranchi '16 recently won an impressive victory on behalf of a client who was imprisoned for 26 years on a drug-related conviction.
Amagda Pérez '91, executive director of the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation and supervising attorney for the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, commented for the Sacramento Bee on how undocumented immigrants may qualify for temporary immunity from deportation under President Obama's recently announced "lawful action" program.
UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic students, working under the direction of staff attorney Holly S. Cooper, helped a client return to the United States 17 years after his wrongful deportation to Haiti.
Holly S. Cooper spoke at the National Immigration Project Annual Meeting in Chicago on September 4. Speaking with Eunice Lee of the American Civil Liberties Union Immigrants' Rights Project, she delivered a talk on "Federal Court Challenges to Immigration Detention."
UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic Students Sachin Kalra '14 and Nathan Levey '15 succeeded in securing legal permanent resident status for a juvenile client who was granted a special green card issued for victims of abuse.
Holly S. Cooper spoke on constitutional challenges in immigration law as part of the 2014 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Federal Court Immigration Litigation CLE Practicum held on February 28 in Las Vegas.
