Summer Immigration and Deportation Deportation Clinic at University of San Francisco

The University of San Francisco School of Law is opening its Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic to enrollment to non-USF law students this summer. 2-5 units of credit are available. The clinical course runs from June 8 to July 24.

Students enrolled in this clinic principally would represent unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and possibly their relatives in all phases of immigration proceedings, at the asylum office, the immigration courts, and adjudication offices of US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They also will represent minors in probate and family law court to seek guardianships or custody orders where appropriate to qualify for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. While the principal focus of the clinic will be on UAC and related cases, other deportation defense cases will likely be part of the caseload, as well as cases involving deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA program) and preparation of cases that fall under President Obama’s deferred action program for parents of U.S. citizens. During the week of July 6 to 10, clinic students will travel to an immigration detention facility in Texas to represent detained border crossers. Fundraising for assistance with travel expenses for this trip will be required. Bilingual Spanish-speaking students are preferred. Please email Professor Bill Hing (bhing@usfca.edu) with any questions.

Prerequisites: Recommended: Immigration Law or relevant experience. Enrollment by consent of instructor.

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