UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic students Melanie Young '13, Charlene Chen '13, and Christine Meeuwsen '14 collaborated with former United States Solicitor General Paul Clement on the opening brief for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case of Immigration Law Clinic client Claudette Hubbard.
Holly Cooper spoke at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) 2013 Annual Conference on Immigration Law in San Francisco as a member of a panel entitled "I Need to Get Out of Jail: Challenges to Mandatory and Indefinite Detention."
In a successful conclusion to more than eight years of litigation, students in the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic won a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Raha Jorjani, staff attorney with the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic, commented for the Daily Journal on the right to counsel of mentally impaired immigrant detainees.
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel ruled in favor of a lawful permanent resident in an important case in which the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic worked with other leading immigration law centers to serve as amici.
Holly S. Cooper spoke on "Challenging DHS-Issued Removal Orders" at Boston University as part of the National Immigration Project's Annual Conference on May 2, 2013.
Holly S. Cooper and Raha Jorjani served as instructors at a Northern California Training Academy workshop on "Immigration and Child Welfare: Addressing the Fear Factor," held at the UC Davis Conference Center on May 8.
Immigration Law Clinic students Laura Gavilan '14 and Mohammed Osman '13, working under the direction of clinic Staff Attorney Holly Cooper, have succeeded in terminating removal proceedings filed against a U.S. citizen client.
Raha Jorjani, staff attorney and lecturer in the Immigration Law Clinic at UC Davis School of Law, offered a training session for Utah Juvenile Court judges on "Immigration Issues Facing Juvenile Courts" at the 2013 Juvenile Court Conference on April 18.
UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic student Nikki Agravante '14, working under the direction of staff attorney Raha Jorjani, secured a grant of adjustment of status for her detained client, ensuring his release from detention and obtaining lawful permanent resident status on his behalf.
