LAW 537 - Immigrant Rights Clinic.

The Immigrant Rights Clinic provides direct representation to immigrants in south and central Virginia who cannot afford the services of private attorneys, with a particular emphasis on vulnerable populations. Students will represent juveniles, refugees and other immigrants before the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to help themobtain or maintain legal status in the United States. There is a contemporaneous class component with required attendance. Permission of the instructor is required; limited enrollment. A student enrolled in this course may not simultaneously participate in another clinical or externship program. This is a two-semester course. Ten hours (five in the fall, five in the spring) Baluarte and Boaz.