FOUR local law students have been integral to the success of an immigration lawsuit in the United States.
While studying at the School of Transnational Law (STL) at Beijing University Shenzhen Graduate School, the four students helped an African in the United States write an application for permanent residency.
Having been living and working in the United States, the African, James (alias), got on the wrong side of the American legal system, putting him in danger of being deported, Shenzhen Economic Daily reported Saturday.
Short of money to hire a lawyer, James lost the first-instance trial and lodged an appeal, which would decide his fate.
On the verge of giving up, James was introduced to a foreign professor teaching at the STL through a legal aid organization in the United States.
The professor was in charge of legal clinic at the school, a program providing on-campus work-experience opportunities.
Having a heavy workload, the professor assigned four law students to write a testimony for James in the second-instance trial.
Under the guidance of the professor, the four students spent much time collecting related materials and communicating with James over the phone.
The indictment helped James win his lawsuit last month. He was grateful for the efforts of the four students and their professor.
It was the first time law school students in China had been involved in a case heard at a U.S. court, according to the STL.
(Li Hao)
