College of Law :: Georgia State University

Immigration and Naturalization Externship Immigration & Customs Enforcement

LAW 8051

(Department of Homeland Security)

Description

(3) semester hours, one semester requirement (optional second semester). Highly recommended: Immigration Law. Preference may be given to students who have successfully completed the Immigration Law course, but it is not a prerequisite. Acceptance to this program requires the student to be fingerprinted and to submit to a background check. Recommended: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure. Students will work a minimum of 10 hours per week in the office of ICE, under the supervision of the Chief Counsel and staff attorneys. This federal agency is responsible for work involving both administrative and judicial proceedings. Students will work with several attorneys during the course of the semester to provide a broad exposure to the variety of tasks that an agency attorney performs. Externs will be responsible for preparing and reviewing cases for hearings before an immigration judge, assisting with investigations, preparing all types of cases, taking appeals, reviewing proposed administrative decisions and researching in preparation and support of writing appellate briefs and memoranda to the Board of Immigration Appeals in Washington, D.C. Where permissible, third year students may present selected cases under the supervision of a staff attorney. All students who have not previously taken an externship must attend a classroom component at the law school. Consent of Lawyer Skills Externship Program faculty required for enrollment. NOTE: ICE rules require that all externs must be United States Citizens

Credit hours: 3