Rutgers Law School has joined a pilot program administered by the state providing legal representation to low-income immigrants in detention and facing possible deportation. Rutgers is one of four legal partners of the “Detention and Deportation Defense Initiative,” along with Legal Services of New Jersey, American Friends Service Committee and Seton Hall University School of Law, according to a release. Pina Cirillo, who works with the Immigrant Rights Clinic at Rutgers Law, was hired in January as part of the program. Cirillo graduated in 2015 from Rutgers Law and spent two years as a clerk for the immigration court. According to the release, some of the detainees represented through the program are legal green card holders, and they range from long-time legal residents of New Jersey to recent arrivals fleeing persecution in Central America. Cirillo works under the supervision of Professor Anju Gupta, director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic. “We’re thrilled to have Pina, an alumnus of the clinic, back with us for this important project. The funding from the Governor is an important step in ensuring that all of New Jersey’s detained immigrants get the representation they deserve,” Gupta said in a statement.
Seton Hall Law Welcomes Elberg and Schander
Seton Hall University School of Law brought on Jacob Elberg and Deborah Schander as faculty.
Jacob Elberg