Penn Carey Law Transnational Legal Clinic

The Transnational Legal Clinic engages @pennlaw students in direct representation of individuals and organizations in (im)migration and human rights cases.

[The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA Law @PromiseInstUCLA]

Out Now: @UCLA_JILFA edition on our symposium "Bringing Human Rights Home” and the Reimagining Rights in the Americas Conference.

Feat @JosephBerra, @PriyaMorley, @JimCavallaro, @GittisClinics' Sarah Paoletti + more

https://t.co/2oVYRQtlGu

[Penn Carey Law Transnational Legal Clinic @penntlc]

Proud to see Transnational Legal Clinic alum Indumini Randeny carrying forward her skills and passion to advance human rights! “At its core is a commitment towards holding powerful governments accountable—something that resonates with my own beliefs,” she said.

[University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School @pennlaw]

Congratulations to Phoebe Ayitey LLM’ 24, Aiswarya Murali LLM ’24, and Indumini Randeny LLM’24 on being selected for the LLM Post-Graduate Public Interest Fellowship Program! Learn more about their transformative work.
https://t.co/qwtE86Q0Yx

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"Our complaint is the first time that the public has the full picture of the horrific conditions at Moshannon." Detained immigrants describe racism, deprivation of menstrual supplies and medical care, and lack of language access. More: https://t.co/MWHdri1BLJ @aclupa @pennlaw

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New complaint!📢With @aclupa, LSNJ, & our clients, we call on the DHS Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to investigate conditions at Moshannon. Detained immigrants have been denied language justice & adequate healthcare & face pervasive racism: https://t.co/K1rdbRXTEc

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Our students were humbled by the skill, compassion, & dedication of our partners at @splcenter Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative during our service immersion trip! “[The trip] made me realize firsthand the dire need for competent legal representation,” said Victoria Chandra.

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This past spring, our Transnational Legal Clinic students traveled to Georgia to work with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI), serving clients seeking asylum and other forms of immigration relief. @splcenter https://t.co/crz32opJcw

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In an op-ed @TheHill, Transnational Legal Clinic Director Sarah Paoletti urges representatives to “take a long, hard look at the ways our immigration and deportation systems are failing people who are in harm’s way.” @GittisClinics
https://t.co/CTHwvcpSc7

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From us & our students, thank you to the @SPLCenter SIFI team in Lumpkin for providing this incredible opportunity to gain exposure to the inhumanity that pervades the system of immigration detention while putting our skills and empathy into practice in the service of immigrants.

[Penn Carey Law Transnational Legal Clinic @penntlc]

Our @pennlaw Transnational Legal Clinic students are home after a week in Lumpkin, GA with @splcenter’s Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative (SIFI)!
The trip was powerful hands-on learning experience in collaboration with partners doing invaluable direct services work: (🧵)

[Penn Carey Law Transnational Legal Clinic @penntlc]

Students shared how inspired they were by the incredible energy and irreplaceable services SIFI provided. Without SIFI's crucial work, many peopled detained at Stewart would have no access to legal services and no opportunity to understand or seek possible avenues for relief.

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In an opinion piece in @thehill, Sarah Paoletti of @pennlaw and R. Denisse Cordova Montes of @MiamiLawSchool argue that U.S. immigration laws are hurting Haitians and others seeking asylum and do not honor obligations under international law.
https://t.co/nGSE2rZWod

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More on the recent #IACHR Inter-American Commission on Human Rights decision that ruled admissible the clinics' petition on behalf of their clients deported to Haiti: https://t.co/p7uYODrBlN

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Clinic Director Sarah Paoletti & @UMLawHRC's @cordova_denisse write for @thehill: we must "honor our obligations under international law" by protecting #dueprocess and #humanrights for people facing deportation to dangerous conditions like those in Haiti. https://t.co/krumANX1PE

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W/ advocates from @aclupa, our students visited Moshannon Valley Processing Center, a privately-run immigrant detention facility in central PA. Students counseled detained individuals, gaining insight into the US' vast immigrant detention system while learning advocacy skills.

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Glad to see Philadelphia City Council taking on the important issue of medical deportation. https://t.co/1GvOkCLrlc

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The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 allows custodial U.S.-citizen fathers to automatically transmit their citizenship to their nonmarital children living in the U.S. Advocates say the policy should also apply to children who had already turned 18 when the law changed.

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Clinic alum John Peng & colleagues from @PLS_NY & @RFKHumanRights are standing up for fathers & children by arguing for retroactivity of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000!

We submitted an amicus brief, alongside @AAAJ_Atlanta, @NIPNLG, & @splcenter.

https://t.co/RPGFNtjwKw

[Gittis Legal Clinics @GittisClinics]

The Gittis Legal Clinics are hiring a Legal Assistant! Philly, hybrid-eligible.
This is a great opportunity to support crucial legal advocacy with a team of positive & respectful colleagues. College degree is required but previous legal experience is not. https://t.co/nBWag7mKkn

[Amica Center for Immigrant Rights @AmicaCenter]

CAIR Co, along with @NIPNLG, and @ACLUVA are suing ICE on behalf of three Central American men whom ICE is arbitrarily detaining months after the men won immigration cases. Read the full press release here:
https://t.co/5FBPIhtDvu