Introduces students to immigration and asylum law
in the United States. Students will work with
instructor on several asylum cases for which
instructor serves as expert witness for country
conditions. Countries we cover include Mexico,
Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba and Venezuela.
Asylum claims cover a variety of topics, including
political persecution, drug cartel and gang
violence, sexual violence, and gender and sexual
orientation-based discrimination. Guest speakers
will include immigration lawyers, immigration
advocates, and immigration law professors.
Students will apply liberal-arts research and
writing skills to draft declarations for asylum
petitioners, and they will work in teams on
several cases during the semester, participating
in intake interviews with clients to hearings
before an immigration judge.
in the United States. Students will work with
instructor on several asylum cases for which
instructor serves as expert witness for country
conditions. Countries we cover include Mexico,
Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba and Venezuela.
Asylum claims cover a variety of topics, including
political persecution, drug cartel and gang
violence, sexual violence, and gender and sexual
orientation-based discrimination. Guest speakers
will include immigration lawyers, immigration
advocates, and immigration law professors.
Students will apply liberal-arts research and
writing skills to draft declarations for asylum
petitioners, and they will work in teams on
several cases during the semester, participating
in intake interviews with clients to hearings
before an immigration judge.
- Teacher: Elliott Young