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Through this work, the immigration law clinic provides opportunities for students to practice a complex and often highstakes field of law in a wellsupervised, academically rigorous program. This note explains all the fundamental details related to immigration law. Customs and border protection, manage the immigration process and enforce the laws enacted by congress. Identifying immigration statuses reading immigration documents any consequences for receiving benefits. Here are the slides from the event as a downloadable pdf for anyone interested in using them to follow along with the video. Below you will find two key players and five key terms. We strive throughout understanding immigration law to provide the reader with the basics of immigration law without getting lost in. First though, it is important to point out that immigration laws are complicated and this article certainly will not provide you. Regarding a citizen from a foreign nation, therefore, immigration law does apply.
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