OCU Law Immigration Clinic

A clinical experience in which students, under the supervision of a faculty clinician, will represent clients in conjunction with nearby Latitude Legal Alliance in Oklahoma City. Cases may include representation of immigrants in administrative proceedings to secure family reunification, to obtain asylum protection for non- citizens fleeing persecution, and to secure rights for immigrant survivors of domestic violence or felony crimes. Clinic students are primarily responsible for all case-related work, including fact gathering, development of legal theory, and final presentation, and will appear before the appropriate federal or state tribunals (which may include, depending on the case, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review [Immigration Courts and Board of Immigration Appeals]; Oklahoma District Court; or the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit). Students are expected to work an average of 10 hours of field work per week during the semester, exclusive of class time and preparation for class. The classroom component complements students’ field work with a practice-oriented examination of advocacy and substantive law in the context of immigration proceedings.