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Immigrant Rights Clinic secures protection for two clients facing deportation
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The Immigrant Rights Clinic represents individuals facing deportation and partners with local, state, and national organizations to promote access to resources, education, and justice for non-citizens.
Duke Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic continues to secure critical protections in complex, high-stakes immigration cases. Recent cases include winning asylum for a Nicaraguan family fleeing political persecution and halting the deportation of a Haitian man who faced a substantial risk of torture if returned to his home country.
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Tugce Tumer JD '26, Dorian Alexis JD '27, and Zoe Holtzman JD '26
Immigrant Rights Clinic halts deportation in high-stakes trial for Haitian man
The complex case involved a client who had been evacuated from Haiti years earlier and had long-standing ties to the U.S. government
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Clinic director Kate Evans, Tyler White JD '25, and Felipe Pereira De Bayle JD/LLM '25
Immigrant Rights Clinic secures asylum for Nicaraguan family
A client who fled political persecution is building a new life in the United States
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