Via the Boston Globe It was the luckiest of breaks, in a life long overdue for one. Manuel Ordonez-Quino sat in a detention center in El Paso, awaiting deportation to Guatemala. Swept up in the …
HIRC plays key role in landmark decision recognizing domestic violence as grounds for asylum
Via HLS News The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) issued a ground-breaking decision yesterday that recognized domestic violence as a basis for asylum. The court’s decision in Matter of A-R-C-G- …
Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program attains major First Circuit victory involving persecution in Guatemala
Via HLS News In a landmark immigration decision involving a claim of eligibility for asylum, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion finding past persecution in the case of a Mayan …