Prevent Notario Fraud in Our Community

22 Jan 202122 Jan 2021

This post is also available in Spanish at this link. Para ver esta página en español, haga clic aquí. In these early days of the Biden Administration, there are several…

Biden Administration’s Proposed Immigration Plan Benefits Immigrants in Hampton Roads

26 Jan 202125 Jan 2021

By Stacy Kern-Scheerer, Director of the William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic  On January 20th, the Biden Administration released their ambitious and comprehensive plan for immigration law and policy. The plan contains numerous…

Supporter Spotlight: Branch Out Alternative Breaks

25 Jan 2021

This guest post is written by the students who joined the Immigration Clinic for their Branch Out Alternative Breaks trip in January 2021.  Our Branch Out Alternative Break experience with…

Immigration Clinic Expands Capacity in its Fourth Semester

22 Jan 202122 Jan 2021

The William & Mary Law School Immigration Clinic is entering its fourth semester with incredible growth. Since the Clinic began, we have had a steady increase in the number of…

Branch Out Alternative Breaks Visits the Clinic Next Week

14 Jan 202114 Jan 2021

Next week, students from Branch Out Alternative Breaks will virtually visit the Immigration Clinic to learn more about immigration law and create a fundraiser to benefit the Immigration Clinic. The Clinic will host fourteen…

Myths and Facts About Human Trafficking

13 Jan 202113 Jan 2021

In recognition of National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Immigration Clinic has compiled several myths and facts about human trafficking, especially in the Hampton Roads region.  Myth: Human trafficking only happens…

7 Lessons I Would Tell Myself If I Was In Your Shoes

14 Dec 202014 Dec 2020

This post originally appeared on Immigrant Justice Corps' blog. Recently, fourth-year IJC Justice Fellow Marisol Silva spoke to students in William & Mary Law School’s Immigration Clinic about her experience as a…

Celebrating Human Rights Day in 2020

10 Dec 20207 Dec 2020

December 10th is recognized by the United Nations as Human Rights Day. Human Rights Day commemorates the day in which the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The…

Those Dreaded Words

7 Dec 202018 Nov 2020

By Melanie Dostis, Class of 2021 “La migra got ‘em.” Four small but powerful words when strung together. These are the words I dread hearing every time I listen to…

Supporter Spotlight: Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists

1 Dec 20201 Dec 2020

By Jessica Sapalio, Social Justice Co-Chair, Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists It was March 2020, and COVID-19 had hit us swiftly and hard. Many of our congregants were in the hospital and one…