By Yun Sun March 16,2023 Today, I had the privilege of observing proceedings at the Immigration Court inside the Eloy Detention Center. This was a unique and eye-opening experience that shed light on the complexity of our immigration system. During…
By Mahlieli Bothi March 16, 2023 Tucson, AZ – The Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project hosted the Santa Clara Law Student Group from March 13 – 16, 2023. During the week, students learned about the Detention Action Response Team…
By Kassandra Mariscal March 15,2023 On one of the days of our trip, we went into a detention facility. I felt highly emotional when I saw a bus pull into the gate. It was my first time seeing a bus…
By Michelle Ramirez March 14,2023 Our second day on the trip, we drove to the US-Mexico border in Nogales, AZ, at the Mariposa Port of Entry. We walked into Mexico and made our way to the Kino Border Initiative (KBI).…
By Josephine Amairani Velázquez, JD Candidate, Class of 2023 March 14,2023 On Tuesday, March 14th, our group drove to Nogales, AZ, which was the starting point for our walk. We met Camilo Rodriguez, managing attorney of the Florence Immigrant and…
By Jonathan Cineas and Samantha Enriquez March 13,2023 Today we visited the Florence Immigration Refugee Rights Project (FIRRP) office in Tucson, Arizona. FIRRP partnered with Santa Clara Law Center for Social Justice and Public Service to host our group and…
By International Human Rights Clinic students Franziska Angerer, Devon Hickey, and Diann Jayakoddy, under the supervision of Prof. Francisco Rivera In Spring 2022, the International Human Rights Clinic at Santa Clara Law (“Clinic”) submitted an amicus curiae (“friend of the…
by IHRC students Diann Jayakoddy, Alexis Hatcher, and Christopher Bittel, under the supervision of Professor Francisco Rivera In Fall 2021 and Spring 2022, the International Human Rights Clinic at Santa Clara Law (“Clinic”) drafted an amicus curiae brief aimed at…
By International Human Rights Clinic students Devon Hickey, Jasmine Gill, and Ella Wesley, under the supervision of Prof. Francisco Rivera. In Spring 2022, the International Human Rights Clinic at Santa Clara Law (“Clinic”) created an Instagram social media campaign to…
by International Human Rights Clinic student Jasmine Gil and Professor Francisco Rivera The International Human Rights Clinic at Santa Clara Law submitted an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief (in Spanish) in a case before the Inter-American Court of…