Camilah Hamideh is a rising 2L at Cornell Law School. In the spring of 2020, she was a member of Professor Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer’s 1L Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic. There, Ms. Hamideh represented immigration clients in applications for DACA, naturalization, and asylum. This summer, she worked as a student attorney for Cornell Law School’s Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic and as a research assistant for Professor Sandra Babcock and the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide. Ms. Hamideh graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, summa cum laude, in 2018.
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The Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Immigrants and Immigration
What to Know and How to Help
Thursday, July 30, 2020, 3pm
EDT
Event Overview
The COVID-19 crisis has impacted the immigration system and the people attempting to navigate it in significant ways. Immigrants already in the U.S. who think they may have the coronavirus are afraid to go to hospitals for testing or treatment, fearing the threat of INS agents. Noncitizens in immigration detention centers are getting sick and dying because of the cramped and unsanitary conditions. Meanwhile, those seeking to enter the U.S. face heightened barriers: The federal government has temporarily suspended new immigrant visas and imposed travel restrictions on travelers from China and other countries. Most State Department embassies are closed, making it impossible for people to get visas or for employers to bring in needed workers.
Join Cornell Law School professors Stephen Yale-Loehr and Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, along with student attorney Camilah Hamideh, for a discussion on how the immigration system is functioning in the wake of the pandemic, including ways to advocate for those tangled in its red tape.
This event is co-sponsored by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge.
Attendees are eligible to receive 1 NY CLE (Attorneys Only) credit in the area of Professional Practice. This program is appropriate for both transitional and non-transitional attorneys.
Join Cornell Law School professors Stephen Yale-Loehr and Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer, along with student attorney Camilah Hamideh, for a discussion on how the immigration system is functioning in the wake of the pandemic, including ways to advocate for those tangled in its red tape.
This event is co-sponsored by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge.
Attendees are eligible to receive 1 NY CLE (Attorneys Only) credit in the area of Professional Practice. This program is appropriate for both transitional and non-transitional attorneys.
What You'll Learn
- The executive actions on immigration issued by the current administration during the pandemic
- How COVID-19 is impacting immigration courts and detention centers
- Visa suspension issues and border closures for international workers, students, and leisure travelers
- How to engage in immigration advocacy
Speakers
Camilah Hamideh
Student Attorney, Cornell Law Clinical Programs
Cornell Law School
Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer
Clinical Professor of Law
Cornell Law School
Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer is Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and director of the 1L Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic. She teaches courses on immigration law and supervises students representing immigrants in matters ranging from asylum and parole to naturalization and special immigrant juvenile status.
In addition to her extensive casework, Professor Kelley-Widmer is recognized for her expertise in Know Your Rights education, preparing immigrants and international students to understand and assert their legal protections. She also leads Cornell’s pro bono Path2Papers project, which assists DACA recipients seeking permanent pathways to legal status.
Stephen Yale-Loehr
Professor of Immigration Law Practice
Cornell Law School
Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School
Stephen Yale-Loehr is Professor of Immigration Practice at Cornell Law School and of counsel at Miller Mayer in Ithaca, New York. He also directs the Immigration Law and Policy Center at Cornell Law and is a faculty fellow for the Cornell Migrations initiative as well as a non-resident fellow at the Migration Policy Institute. Professor Yale-Loehr has practiced immigration law for over 35 years and is co-author of the leading immigration law treatise “Immigration Law and Procedure,” published by LexisNexis, as well as the co-author or editor of many other books. He is a national expert on immigration law and has often testified before Congress. Professor Yale-Loehr received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School.
Camilah Hamideh
Student Attorney, Cornell Law Clinical Programs
Cornell Law School
Camilah Hamideh is a rising 2L at Cornell Law School. In the spring of 2020, she was a member of Professor Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer’s 1L Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic. There, Ms. Hamideh represented immigration clients in applications for DACA, naturalization, and asylum. This summer, she worked as a student attorney for Cornell Law School’s Farmworker Legal Assistance Clinic and as a research assistant for Professor Sandra Babcock and the Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide. Ms. Hamideh graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, summa cum laude, in 2018.
Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer
Clinical Professor of Law
Cornell Law School
Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer is Clinical Professor of Law at Cornell Law School and director of the 1L Immigration Law & Advocacy Clinic. She teaches courses on immigration law and supervises students representing immigrants in matters ranging from asylum and parole to naturalization and special immigrant juvenile status.
In addition to her extensive casework, Professor Kelley-Widmer is recognized for her expertise in Know Your Rights education, preparing immigrants and international students to understand and assert their legal protections. She also leads Cornell’s pro bono Path2Papers project, which assists DACA recipients seeking permanent pathways to legal status.
Stephen Yale-Loehr
Professor of Immigration Law Practice
Cornell Law School
Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School
Stephen Yale-Loehr is Professor of Immigration Practice at Cornell Law School and of counsel at Miller Mayer in Ithaca, New York. He also directs the Immigration Law and Policy Center at Cornell Law and is a faculty fellow for the Cornell Migrations initiative as well as a non-resident fellow at the Migration Policy Institute. Professor Yale-Loehr has practiced immigration law for over 35 years and is co-author of the leading immigration law treatise “Immigration Law and Procedure,” published by LexisNexis, as well as the co-author or editor of many other books. He is a national expert on immigration law and has often testified before Congress. Professor Yale-Loehr received his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School.
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