LAW-6211 IMMIGRATION LAW
This course is the study of immigration and citizenship and will explore a number of important and difficult questions such as: ?Who is an American Citizen? Who can come to this country as an immigrant, a visitor, or a refugee? What are rights of non citizens in the U.S.? When and why can noncitizens in the U.S. be forced to leave? ?The course will involve lecture as well as student advocacy; its approach will interweave doctrine, theory, and practice. Emphasis will be placed on developing a practical understanding of the effects and operations of the administrative process, as well as a framework for addressing the special problems of the lawyering role which arise in the context of representation of foreign, and especially Third World clients, with uncertain immigration status. ?All class members will be expected to take part in class discussions, role playing, problem solving, and oral advocacy sessions which will be designed to provide students hands on understanding of how to represent clients faced with immigration problems. A portion of the grade, 25 percent, will be derived from participation in the expected role play for the consular hearing, removal hearings and the political asylum hearings. This course will be limited to 20 students.
Distribution
Law