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243.7D sec. 001 - Advanced Immigration Liberation Project: Representation in Detention Proceeding (Spring 2026)
Instructor: Chesa Boudin (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
Instructor: Sophia Wang (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 2
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Course End: April 23, 2026
Class Number: 34204
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 6
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 9
As of: 02/19 02:09 AM
Our seminar and practicum on federal immigration detention proceedings offer students a comprehensive immersion in federal habeas litigation and immigration bond advocacy. We will provide limited scope representation to immigrants detained in ICE custody, allowing students to receive hands-on experience working directly with detained clients, gathering and analyzing critical documents, and drafting federal habeas corpus petitions. The practicum component provides real-world application of legal concepts through client representation, while developing essential skills in case management, evidence collection, and persuasive legal writing.
A key component of our program is collaboration with on and off-campus partners to ensure holistic representation for clients. Students will work with our community partners to address clients’ comprehensive needs beyond legal representation. This interdisciplinary approach allows students to develop crucial coordination skills while providing detained immigrants with support systems necessary for successful case outcomes and community reintegration.
This course is only available to students who have taken 243.7C sec. 001 Immigration Liberation Project: Representation in Detention Proceedings Practicum (Fall 2025).
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Requirements Satisfaction:
Units from this class may count towards the J.D. Experiential Requirement and the J.D. Race and Law Requirement. |
Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Litigation and Procedure
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Practicums
Race and Law
Social Justice and Public Interest
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