2024 IHRP Summer Fellowship Final Report Canada-US Border Rights Clinic

I was able to meaningfully contribute to the formaGon of the clinic, which launched during my placement. [...] I got to see the clinic evolve from an idea I was excited to hear about during my interview, to a legal service which supported 84 migrants by the Gme I finished my placement. [...] Clinic Overview The clinic emerged from a need for border-specific informaGon and advice idenGfied by the Canada-US Border Network, a group of service providers and advocates on both sides of the border. [...] The website will present migrant-facing informaGon that explains the STCA, how to prove you meet an excepGon to the STCA, what to expect at the border, and what to do if you are turned back a^er making an approach. [...] Image 3 & 4: One of the benefits of a remote project – I was able to move to Los Angeles for the summer.