A Victory

I recently wrote a blog post for the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic (HIRC), about our recent victory on behalf of a young Salvadoran asylum-seeker.

“Antonio” fought for seven years to secure his right to seek asylum in the United States. I represented him before an immigration judge who denies approximately two in three asylum cases—a rate in line with our soaring national denial rate.

Antonio’s judge treated him fairly. But far too many asylum-seekers are deported to danger, despite the strong merits of their cases. Antonio’s story highlights the systematic defects in our immigration system—even for the lucky few with access to legal assistance.