Clinic Students Succeed in Immigration Court

Student attorneys in Civil Practice Clinic won two cases in U.S. Immigration Court in March. These asylum cases, which they had been working on for two semesters, involved research on immigration law, country conditions, brief writing, hiring expert witnesses, interviewing and preparing clients and witnesses, working with interpreters, and presenting their cases at trial. The first team (3L Garen Gervey, 3L Frank Haug, and 2L Kevin Allen) represented a Sudanese man, a member of the Fur tribe, who was persecuted by the Sudanese government for his political beliefs. The second team (3L Mackenzie Morgan, 2L Jessica Kaplan and 2L Michael Nicoud) represented a young man from Eritrea who was persecuted for his religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. Professor Norman Aaronson said, "I received compliments on the students' performances from the judge and a Department of Homeland Security attorney." The clinic has been fortunate to have the assistance of an immigration attorney, Jim Salvator ’91, on both cases.