Immigration Clinic - University of Miami School of Law

Immigration Clinic - University of Miami School of Law The Clinic provides a challenging opportunity for students to advocate on behalf of immigrants in a wide variety of complex immigration proceedings.

Established in the fall of 2009, the Immigration Clinic provides a challenging opportunity for students to advocate on behalf of immigrants in a wide variety of complex immigration proceedings. In addition to helping individual clients, students collaborate with other immigrant rights groups on projects that reform the law and advance the cause of social justice for immigrants. The clinic is dedic

ated to being an integral part of the wider immigrant and human rights advocacy community in South Florida and the nation. All of the clinic’s clients are in removal proceedings before immigration court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, or federal courts. Students have the primary responsibility for preparing cases from start to finish—from an initial factual investigation through to a final merits hearing in an adversarial setting. (Students do not need to be certified by the Florida Bar as certified legal interns in order to appear in court.) The clinic accepts cases of detained and non-detained immigrants on a referral basis from legal service providers and other organizations. A critical component of the class is participation in mock and moot exercises aimed at developing core abilities like interviewing, counseling, and courtroom skills.

Congratulations to our incredible Immigration Clinic students on their graduation! Your dedication and commitment have m...
05/08/2026

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 Ja...
05/04/2026

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.

05/04/2026

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 hearin...
04/21/2026

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 ...
04/16/2026

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.

Immigration Clinic students Kadia Mohammed 2L, Hannah Liu 2L, and Carlos Santiago 2L are in full trial-prep mode as they...
04/09/2026

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 li...
03/24/2026

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.

03/05/2026

Recent successes demonstrate how law clinics provide students with meaningful legal experience while serving clients facing life-altering immigration proceedings.

Student Spotlight: Immigration Clinic Student Fellows This year’s 3L Fellows, Joe Korzeb and Maria Alonso, are celebrati...
03/05/2026

Student Spotlight: Immigration Clinic Student Fellows

This year’s 3L Fellows, Joe Korzeb and Maria Alonso, are celebrating BIA appellate victories and gearing up for oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, federal district court & immigration court trials!

To learn more about our clinic students and read their biographies, click here: https://tinyurl.com/bdd3n4er

Apply to the Clinics! Application deadline is March 6th. Click here: https://tinyurl.com/m83df2e3

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Immigration Clinic University Of Miami School Of Law 1311 Miller Drive, B400
Coral Gables, FL
33146

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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