Harvard Law School Immigration Project

Do you want to donate food and toiletries to the greater boston community? Stop by our tables below the Hark ramp on Monday and Wednesday to drop off items.
*expired or opened goods will not be accepted*

This past week, HIP board members hosted a lunch event where students interested in immigration work right after law school could hear from past HIRC and HIP alumni on how they navigated finding a job, loan repayment, and staying connected to the work. Thank you to Karen, Julia, and Mariana on their wonderful work organizing and moderating.

HLS students! Don’t forget to stop by 1023 to hear from knowledgeable staff attorneys from HarborCOV. Food will be provided.

This is a great talk for anyone interested in doing direct legal services any point in their career.

Please join us tomorrow for our first social of the semester - Reflective Round! We will discuss ways to process the immigration work that we do and enjoy pizza and ice cream. All HLS students are welcome.

This past Saturday, four members of our International Refugee Assistance Project (“IRAP”) team attended IRAP’s annual Student Summit in New York. The Summit brought together law students and immigration advocates from across the country to discuss urgent immigration issues, strategic litigation, individual client advocacy and much more. Throughout the day, our students had the chance to learn from a variety of IRAP leaders: Becca Heller, IRAP’s Co-Founder, shared what steps she is taking now to protect the future of immigration law; Ghita Schwarz, IRAP’s Director of U.S. Litigation, provided insight into the kinds of cases that IRAP is currently bringing against the Trump administration, including a recent case in Minnesota; and Carmen Maria Rey Caldas, former IRAP leader and Immigration Judge, spoke candidly about her experience on the bench and her attempts to change the system from within.

We had a wonderful semester in HIP last year and would love for any interested HLS students to apply! Deadline to apply is this Friday

From the staff appreciation dinner, to the food drive, to TPS advocacy, our members have engaged in important immigration work this past semester. If this sounds like the type of work you want to engage in on campus please apply!

HIP is hosting a food drive for members of our community who have been affected by deportations, the government shutdown, SNAP issues, and anything else. Please consider donating canned food or funds for us to buy more food, and sign up to help package food next week at the link below! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbiVirfxEfYOgOSAIadSSQXGRurqMVdkRV6Dw7vYnG1thuFg/viewform

Yesterday our students celebrated the end of classes with a food crawl in Chelsea, MA, supporting immigrant-owned local businesses and trying a ton of delicious food!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the screening of !! We had the fantastic opportunity to learn more about TPS and to speak with Harvard Staff TPS recipients and the Ayala Flores family (featured in the documentary). To learn more about how immigration policy impacts lives, watch

Documentary Screening: 3 Uyghur Women

HIP, Advocates, APALSA, and MLSA are excited to co-host a screening of "3 Uyghur Women", a brief documentary film about Uyghur refugees in the Boston area who evaded genocide in their native Xinjiang (a region within China). The film's creator, Avanti Nambiar, and (hopefully) some of the film's subjects will be available for a brief Q&A following the screening. The screening will take place on Friday, November 18th from 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM at Hauser 102. Food from Silk Road Uyghur Cuisine will be served!

HIRCP invites our supporters, friends, and colleagues to submit to this special issue of the Harvard International Law Journal! This special issue will be released in conjunction with our upcoming conference in 2023. Stay tuned for more information about the conference

For information on how to create a submission visit the link

Join us for a welcome picnic for returning and prospective members, co-hosted by La Alianza on Saturday, September 17 from 12pm to 2pm on Cambridge Common Park!!