Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic

A lawsuit challenging the implementation of the Obama administration’s 2014 immigration relief initiatives, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded DACA.

A proposed state-wide class action lawsuit against the Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC) on behalf of all persons held by DOC on the basis of an immigration detainer.

A lawsuit seeking emergency release for all immigrants held by ICE in Bristol County and a ban on any new ICE admissions to the jail.

A local union challenges a series of decisions by Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) which force employers to replace union workers with nonunion contractors.

The clinic has represented the Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance (CIRA)—a grassroots coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, youth, community, business and ally organizations—in legislative, regulatory, and litigation matters. In recent years, the clinic’s representation has focused on CIRA’s campaign to break the prison-to-deportation pipeline in Connecticut.

DREAM (C4D) is a statewide organization of immigrant youth compaigning to make state financial aid available without regard to immigration status

The Connecticut Work-Care Helpline protects the rights of pregnant workers, new parents, caregivers and victims of family violence to time off work, paid sick leave, and workplace accommodations.

The WIRAC clinic joined with other legal organizations to file suit on behalf of Hameed Khalid Darweesh and Haider Sameer Abdulkhaleq Alshawi in response to President Trump’s executive order banning certain immigrants and refugees from the U.S.
 

The clinic represents Arnold Giammarco, a recently deported U.S. veteran.

WIRAC Files Emergency Lawsuit to Reunify Asylum-Seeking Families

The Yale Global Health Justice Partnership and the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Clinic represent clients challenging a pattern and practice of unlawful quarantine of travelers from countries affected by Ebola.

Marvin Mendoza filed a federal lawsuit against Off the Hook Bar and Grill.

The clinic represents 24 Latino workers at Industrial Pallet, LLC in Eastford, Connecticut in a lawsuit in federal court alleging failure to pay overtime and seeking an end to racial discrimination and harassment.

Five former workers filed a federal lawsuit against Goodfellas Restaurant for violations of labor law.

The clinic represents Mark Reid, a legal permanent resident and veteran who was placed in removal proceedings and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A lawsuit against the federal government seeking redress for the abuse, coercion, and prolonged detention suffered by Suny Rodriguez Alvarado and her nine-year old son, Angelo, while detained for months by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).