Posts from Miami in Human Rights & Civil Liberties from 2017

“I’m going back home. I couldn’t forgive myself if my mother passed away without me there.”   “I’ve just accepted …

American flags waving everywhere. Patriotic music playing from the speakers of food trucks parked on the grass. People everywhere standing, …

I originally intended to write this blog on a pending piece of Missouri legislation called SB 5. It would allow …

Immigration Court is simultaneously much less dramatic and much more intimidating than I could have ever imagined. Standing at the …

“Are you from Iraq or Kuwait or…” I’m from Kansas, but that doesn’t matter. When someone asks me where I’m …

Today, I was surprised, but not necessarily disappointed, to see that Michelle Carter was found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter …

At Legal Services, we work two days in the office and one day remotely from the University of Miami campus, …

Because we were so static and uninspired last weekend, our group was determined to do at least something over the …

Rain, Rain, Go Away   Miami’s weather has been quite volatile this past week, making both work and play more …

For the past two weeks, we’ve been working on updating a list of community resources in the area with things …