Immigration Clinic - University of Miami School of Law

Proud to share that immigration clinic graduate Joe Korzeb has been recognized with Miami Law's CLEA Outstanding Student Award. This honor highlights his exceptional work in federal court litigation and his contributions to the Immigration Clinic.

For clinical excellence, recent graduate Joseph Korzeb wins CLEA Outstanding Student Award Joseph Korzeb, J.D. ’26, received the Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award for his exceptional work in the School of Law’s Immigration Clinic.

Congratulations to our incredible Immigration Clinic students on their graduation! Your dedication and commitment have made a lasting impact. We can’t wait to see all the amazing things you’ll continue to accomplish. 🎓

Immigration Clinic students Joe Korzeb, 3L, Nolan Thomas, 3L, and Hannah Smaglis, JD ’25, alongside Professors Andrea Jacoski and Rebecca Sharpless, represented a client during oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit following extensive briefing. Professor Jacoski argued the case, and Joe Korzeb sat at counsel table during the hearing and played a key role in helping develop rebuttal arguments in real time.

This moment reflects the Clinic’s continued commitment to hands-on advocacy and meaningful impact in complex immigration cases.

Eleventh Circuit accepts Professor Rebecca Sharpless’s amicus brief: Immigration expertise meets environmental litigation Professor Rebecca Sharpless leverages her expertise in immigration law to assist the Eleventh Circuit in an environmental case, while earning prestigious recognition from Swarthmore College for her career-long societal impact.

Immigration Clinic students Carlos Santiago, 2L and Joe Korzeb, 3L joined Prof. Andrea Jacoski at a federal court hearing on a client’s habeas petition. The federal district court judge granted the writ, a major victory for the clinic’s client! After more than eight months in detention, the client was released and reunited with their family in the U.S.

Rocio Lopez 2L and Micah Zebersky 2L are helping a man who is at risk of deportation despite having lived in the United States for over 35 years and having U.S. citizen children and another man who was harmed while in immigration detention.

The University of Miami School of Law is proud to be nationally recognized in the 2026 U.S. News specialty rankings. Our clinical programs ranked 19th in the nation, showcasing the real-world experience our students gain through hands-on client representation across nine clinics.

Click here to learn more: https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2026/04/miami-law-earns-high-marks-in-2026-u.s-news-specialty-rankings.html

Immigration Clinic students Kadia Mohammed 2L, Hannah Liu 2L, and Carlos Santiago 2L are in full trial-prep mode as they gear up to present their client’s case in immigration court next week, putting their litigation skills into action.

We did it again! Immigration Clinic Students Emily Velasquez 2L and Denisse Sandoval 2L traveled to El Paso, Texas to litigate their client’s bench trial in Immigration Court. Under the supervision of Professor Andrea Jacoski, and guidance from 3L fellows Maria Alonso and Joe Korzeb, the client won her asylum case! The client will be released from detention to rejoin her family here in the US after months of being detained.

Law students win major immigration cases through appellate and courtroom advocacy Recent successes demonstrate how law clinics provide students with meaningful legal experience while serving clients facing life-altering immigration proceedings.