Overview

The Immigration and Appellate Advocacy Clinic (IAAC) offers free legal services to noncitizens who have been ordered deported from the U.S., or who have lost their claims for asylum before an Immigration Judge. Students, representing their clients before the Board of Immigration Appeals, draft and file an appellate brief urging reversal of the Immigration Judge's ruling.

For students

Students will be paired up in teams and represent an immigrant in their appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals. They will review the hearing record, spot issues for appeal, research applicable law, file relevant motions or petitions and write an appellate immigration brief. 

IAAC is a three (3) credit course that meets the experiential education requirement.

Pre/co-requisites

• Completed all required first-year courses
• Good academic standing at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher
• LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility
• (Recommended) LEX 7371 Immigration and Nationality Law

For donors

Please consider investing in the work of the clinics by making a gift. Visit giving.wayne.edu or contact Rob MacGregor, senior director of philanthropy, at (313) 577-4141 or rmacgregor@wayne.edu.

Contact

Due to COVID-19, Wayne Law's clinics are temporarily unable to accommodate walk-ins. Please use the information below to reach the Immigration Appellate Advocacy Clinic. 

Wayne Law Clinic Program
(313) 577-4015
lawclinics@wayne.edu

Assistant Professor Rebecca Robichaud
Interim Director of Clinical Education
Director of Externships
(313) 577-9991
rebecca.robichaud@wayne.edu