Read about Michael Wishnie’s work at the Yale Law school . . . or watch the video:
Immigration Raids in New Haven -- Upholding Worker and Immigrant Rights from Yale Law School on Vimeo.
A new video produced by the Yale Law School highlights the Worker & Immigrant Rights Clinic and its advocacy for Latino immigrants who were arrested five years ago.
In 2007, following a controversial decision by New Haven's Board of Aldermen to grant municipal identification cards to all residents of New Haven, regardless of immigration status, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted a series of raids, arresting dozens of Latino residents.
Students in the clinic represented many of those arrested, filing Freedom of Information requests, federal and state lawsuits, and working on policy intervention in addition to representing those arrested in their immigration cases.
On February 14, 2012, the federal government agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit that arose from the raids. The settlement will include a payment of $350,000 to 11 of those arrested and immigration relief for the plaintiffs.
In the video, Michael Wishnie, the William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law, and Muneer Ahmad, clinical professor of law, talk about the clinic's involvement representing those arrested and continuing through the settlement.
YaleNews | At Law School: Clinic upholds immigrants' rights (video)
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