The UNLV Immigration Clinic offers law students real world experience providing pro bono deportation defense and is a community leader in protecting children and families in Nevada. It includes the Bernstein Children's Rights Program, which defends unaccompanied children fleeing violence.
Launching University Legal Services for Immigrants at UNLV
July 10, 2019 -
Congratulations to our alum Alissa Cooley for winning a published NV Supreme Court opinion in Amaya v. Guerrero Rivera, clarifying that Nevada family courts have jurisdiction to issue Special Immigrant... read more
June 17, 2019 -
By Michael Kagan
This is Mayra Salinas-Menjivar’s last official week in the immigration clinic. Mayra led the development of new services to support immigrant college students and their families. In the first... read more
April 10, 2019 -
Yesterday, in a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen highlighted the plight of children fleeing gang violence who are represented by the UNLV Immigration Clinic. The Senator... read more
