WVU clinic helps Syrian mother and son gain asylum - WOWK 13 Charleston, Huntington WV News, Weather, Sports

WVU clinic helps Syrian mother and son gain asylum

Posted: Updated:

  • Law

  • Saturday, May 18 2013 7:02 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:02:54 GMT
    SMITHERS, W.Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Fayette County has indicted the former chief of a volunteer fire department and his wife on felony charges related to allegedly taking department funds for personal
    A grand jury in Fayette County has indicted the former chief of a volunteer fire department and his wife on felony charges related to allegedly taking department funds for personal use.

  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 4:36 PM EDT2013-05-15 20:36:48 GMT
    A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal judge was right to rule that the Army Corps of Engineers did its due diligence when it granted the permit under the Clean Water Act.
    A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal judge was right to rule that the Army Corps of Engineers did its due diligence when it granted the permit under the Clean Water Act.

  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 4:29 PM EDT2013-05-15 20:29:23 GMT
    Alcan alleges the tax department didn't present evidence to support its valuation method and also failed to respond to Alcan's expert.
    Alcan says the tax department didn't present evidence to support its valuation method and also failed to respond to Alcan's expert.
    •   

MORGANTOWN (AP) — Law students and professors at West Virginia University have helped a Syrian mother and son gain asylum in the U.S.

Officials at the Morgantown school say the anonymous clients were fearful of their country's ongoing civil war. They say they endured harassment and lived in a dangerous part of the country, where "bullets whizzed by their home" at any given moment.

Four students with the College of Law's Immigration Clinic helped the family gain asylum.

The clinic was created in 1996. It has served international residents throughout West Virginia and western Pennsylvania with deportation, asylum and other legal proceedings.

Over the years, students have won political asylum cases for clients from Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt and other countries. Officials say the clinic helps students gain real-world experience.

 

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press