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Immigration Law Clinic Wins Final Judgment for Detained Youths

After six years of litigation, the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic won a final declaratory judgment in a five-claim nationwide class action seeking to provide greater protections for children in immigration custody. The judgment granting declaratory relief was a victory after the government argued the claims were moot after effectuating regulations implementing the court’s preliminary injunction. In November 2018, UC Davis Immigration Clinic, along with other organizations, filed Lucas R. v.

AALS 2023

UC Davis Law faculty figured prominently at last week’s annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) in San Diego. Participants included Senior Associate Dean Afra Afsharipour and Professors Karrigan Börk, Andrea Chandrasekher, Eric Fish, Courtney Joslin, Donna Shestowsky and Brian Soucek.