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After more than seven months in ICE detention, a client of Cornell Law School’s Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic (ILAC) has been released. Mr. S is a longtime Upstate New York resident and local business owner who has lived in the United States since he was eight years old. He was detained by ICE agents while dropping his grandchildren off at the school bus and held at the Buffalo Federal Detention Center. His case was handled through a collaboration between ILAC, including students Sahil Venkatesan and Carina Suarez, the National Immigration Habeas Institute, and the Kennedy Human Rights Center. The team filed a petition for habeas corpus, ultimately leading a federal judge to order Mr. S’s release.

A powerful example of how clinical legal education can make a direct difference in the lives of clients and communities.

Pictured: Sahil Venkatesan ’27; Prof. Ezra Brown; Prof. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer.

Not pictured: Members of the legal team Carina Suarez ’27; and Sarah Decker and Sarah Gillman, Kennedy Human Rights.

The countdown is almost over! 🎉

Tomorrow, we'll welcome the Cornell Law School LL.M. Class of 2027 to campus for orientation. Safe travels to everyone heading to Ithaca. We can't wait to meet you and begin an incredible year together.

See you soon!

New research from Cornell Law School's Migration and Human Rights Program explores how greater worker mobility could strengthen employment-based immigration. The new white paper, Mobility Matters, offers practical, bipartisan recommendations to better support workers, employers, and the U.S. economy.

To read the full white paper, Mobility Matters: Why Worker Portability Should Drive Reform of Employment-Based Visas, click the link here:

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Thinking about earning your LL.M. at Cornell Law School?

Join us in Monterrey and Mexico City on August 10 and 11, to learn more about our LL.M. Program, meet members of our admissions team, and get your questions answered.

Register for the August 10 event: https://bit.ly/4vWVe8m

Register for Austin 11 event: https://bit.ly/4beYe8S

Explore all upcoming fall LL.M. admissions events here: https://bit.ly/4g0MRE3

Cornell Law School is pleased to welcome five outstanding new faculty members whose expertise spans constitutional law, civil procedure, entrepreneurship, artificial intelligence, and legal writing.

These accomplished scholars and practitioners will expand opportunities for our students while strengthening Cornell Law's tradition of academic excellence and innovative legal education.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4fwhGjR

What does academic freedom mean for law school clinics? Cornell Law Clinical Professor, Beth Lyon, joined a panel of nationally recognized clinical legal educators on Berkeley Law's "Voices Carry" podcast to explore the challenges facing clinical programs and the importance of protecting independent legal education.

Listen to the podcast here:

Protecting Academic Freedom in Law School Clinics Berkeley Law Voices Carry · Episode

Members of the summer clinics working on immigration issues attended a heartwarming naturalization ceremony held on campus yesterday. Congratulations to all the new citizens!