Class of 2008 students, Sarah Martinez and Wajahat Ali, were successful in securing release from immigration custody for their client who was detained in Sacramento County Jail.
The Immigration Clinic was successful for a Nicaraguan client who was fleeing persecution and a Mexican-American client who is a great grandfather, grandfather, and father to United States Citizens.
Holly Cooper '98, Immigration Clinic staff attorney, and clinic students were featured in an article in the Daily Journal for their work in helping a Nigerian woman in the Yuba County jail navigate the immigration system.
The Immigration Clinic successfully argued for termination of deportation proceedings for a client who has been a legal resident of the United States since infancy.
La Raza Law Student Association members, UC Davis Immigration Clinic students, and alumni are providing naturalization assistance to legal permanent residents interested in applying for U.S. citizenship during a series of workshops.
Immigration Law Clinic students Guy Danilowitz '08 and Stella Schmidel '08 assisted CBS 5 Eyewitness News' Investigative Unit in profiling their client.
Immigration Judge Marilyn J. Teeter granted relief to a juvenile Mongolian client of the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Clinic on September 12, 2006. The client came to the attention of the Yolo County Public Defender's Office when an attorney realized that a juvenile in custody had no criminal charges pending against him. He had been arrested for a minor traffic violation, and since no one claimed responsibility for him, he remained in custody.
David King '07 and Immigration Clinic Supervising Attorney Holly Cooper '98 successfully convinced Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Francisco to stipulate to a motion to terminate. Their client was detained at Yuba County Jail for a series of petty theft convictions. After the initial intake, it was discovered by King that the client, born out of wedlock, had a claim to U.S. Nationality through her American Samoan-born mother. Although the client was unaware of her potential right to a claim to U.S.
