My friend Morgan Smith wrote this note about the Rio Grande in July 2024. Learn more about Morgan here , here and here .
J.A.M. v. USA "The Court holds that Oscar is entitled to a much lower, but still notable award of $175,000 because he was somewhat older at the time of the incident, was detained for about half...
Path2Papers, July 17, 2024 " What are the policy changes the Biden administration is implementing regarding temporary work visas? On June 18, 2024, the Biden administration announced a policy...
DOJ, July 18, 2024 "The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc. (Southwest Key), a Texas-based nonprofit that provides housing to unaccompanied children who are...
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters, July 18, 2024 "Even with all the industries where Californians went on strike during last year’s “hot labor summer,” some of the most active sites of...
"Several Elon University School of Law students are traveling to the San Antonio area to Karnes Detention Center, which houses women and children fleeing violence in their home countries. They have come seeking asylum in the United States, and have limited access to legal representation, which mostly comes from a visiting teams of pro bono attorneys. We are passionate about their cause and are using our spring break to assist these attorneys with administrative tasks and Spanish language interpretation. Funds will be used for travel and lodging expenses. For more information, please read this article about a past trip taken by Elon Law alumnae to a similar immigration detention center [i.e., Artesia]: http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Article/103667?s=/law/news/enet_navigation" - Women & Children Fleeing Violence, Jan. 30, 2015.
[See also: The Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic, Heather Scavone, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Humanitarian Immigration Law Clinic; Hoang Lam, Clinical Practitioner in Residence.]
- Prof. Heather Scavone