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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has selected Elisabeth Haub School of Law students Woorod Atiyat and Maria Montenegro-Bernardo as recipients of its inaugural 2022 Diversity Equity and Inclusion Scholarship. Woorod, a 2L, and...

On New Year’s Eve, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo granted a full and unconditional pardon to Pace Immigration Justice Clinic (“IJC”) client Reginald Castel. Professor Vanessa Merton, Faculty Supervisor of the IJC, and the IJC...

Congratulations to Lesly Santos '19 , a Haub Law Immigration Justice Clinic Student Attorney, who has earned a spot with the Immigrant Justice Corps. Lesley is one of 27 graduates who were chosen from top law schools across the country to...

Congratulations to 2017 Haub Law alumnus Jonathan W. Campozano, Esq.! Jonathan recently started a new position as an Associate Counsel with the New York State Senate in Albany. While at Haub Law, Jonathan was a student attorney with the Immigration...

Haub Law graduates Craig Relles ’12 and Steven Haskos ’11 have won a path-breaking decision challenging indefinite detention of asylum-seekers without a hearing. This victory is only one of several recently that highlight the outstanding...

On Wednesday, July 11, Professor Vanessa Merton presented a general introduction of immigration law and practice to the Democratic Party Village Committee of Hastings-on-Hudson NY, with several public officials in attendance. The presentation was...

Professor Vanessa Merton spoke to lohud about the long-standing practice of housing separated immigrant children in Westchester. You can read the article here .

The Immigration Justice Clinic (IJC) achieved a successful result for a client who has been represented by IJC Student Attorneys since the spring of 2011. The case initially came to the IJC on a referral from the Empire Justice Center. On April 10,...

On March 5, The Hudson Independent published a story based on Professor Vanessa Merton , the Immigration Justice Clinic, and immigration law – you can read it here .

Professor Vanessa Merton of our Immigration Justice Clinic talks to News 12 Westchester about the important work the Clinic does to advocate for immigrants. Professor Merton also discusses a Judge's decision to block the Trump administration...