Issue: Winter 2019 | Section: Cover Story
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Cover Story Winter 2019
Immigration Law: Protecting Process and Changing Lives
Immigration news is everywhere. It’s a complicated issue. While the pages of this magazine could be filled with stories about the immigration work being done by Michigan Law graduates, we’ve chosen to highlight the efforts of a few individuals closer to home who are working to protect process.
Cover Story Winter 2019
Michigan Law Team Advocates For Due Process In Iraqi Nationals Class-Action Lawsuit
Despite living, working, and raising a family in Michigan for decades, Usama “Sam” Hamama was one of more than 300 Iraqi nationals identified in 2017 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for removal. Returning to Iraq, they would likely face persecution, torture, or even death.
Cover Story Winter 2019
Students Aid Asylum Seekers In Dilley
A week before the fall 2018 semester started, Melissa Peña was pulling 13-hour shifts at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, where the largest immigrant detention center in the United States is located. “The stories were horrific, and by Thursday they were really getting to me. I had to step outside and take a moment for myself.”