MSU COL: Immigration Law Clinic and Refugee Development Center
Volunteer registration is closed.
Project Description
***THIS PROJECT IS FOR 1ST YEAR MSU COLLEGE OF LAW STUDENTS ONLY***
Access to Justice issues will be discussed at all sites. Some sites require participants to pass through security protocols, including metal detectors. If you are visiting one of the courts, you may need to remove belts, jewelry/watches, cell phones, and bags may be searched. Travel lightly to promote ease of entry.
We recommend all participants wear their Foundations Week Polo shirts and business casual pants (not shorts nor jeans).
All participants must check-in at the welcome event held in N130 Business College Complex. All transportation will depart from the Business College Complex and you must check in to receive your confirmed site, bus number, and reflection group/lunch room assignment.
Schedule for the Day
9:00–9:30 a.m. Check-in/Coffee and Snacks Business College Complex, N130
9:30–10:00 a.m. Program Business College Complex, N130
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Access to Justice Day Site Visits Community, Various
12:00–1:30 p.m. Lunch & Reflection Business College Complex, N130
Project Date
Aug. 18, 2023
Project Locations and Shifts
MSU Business College Complex
632 Bogue Street
Room N130
East Lansing, MI 48824
Project Coordinator
Audra Foster
audra.foster@law.msu.edu
517.432.6810
Community Partner - Immigration Law Clinic and Refugee Development Center
About Immigration Law Clinic and Refugee Development Center
The Immigration Law Clinic advocates for vulnerable immigrant populations, including abused, abandoned and neglected children; crime and trafficking victims; and persons fleeing persecution, all of whom are otherwise unable to afford legal representation. Through this work, the Immigration Law Clinic provides opportunities for students to practice a complex and often high-stakes field of law in a well-supervised, academically rigorous program.
Students participate in both direct client representation and systemic advocacy, learning substantive immigration law and procedure as they assist clients seeking citizenship and other forms of lawful immigration status. In both one-on-one and group settings, students critically assess immigration law and policy, including proposed reforms and social justice issues, and analyze how these realities affect their client population and the world at large. Students also engage as important community resources for noncitizens and their families.
The RDC is a vital nonprofit organization created in 2002 to provide critical services for refugees in mid-Michigan. By providing formal and informal learning opportunities, the Center aims to be an open and inclusive place for refugees to learn and locate the resources they need to flourish as residents and citizens.
Project Date
Aug. 18, 2023
Project Locations and Shifts
MSU Business College Complex632 Bogue Street
Room N130
East Lansing, MI 48824
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9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
(2 spots available)
Volunteer registration is closed.