UND Immigration Law Clinic
Reestablished with funding provided by the North Dakota Legislature in 2025, the UND Immigration Law Clinic provides low-cost, immigration legal services to the state and offers a unique, learning experience for students.
Hoping to address both a labor shortage and an attorney shortage in North Dakota, the Legislature passed a bill in February 2025 forming an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota.
A major purpose of the clinic is to address the need in Grand Forks for available workers. Increases in immigration can boost local economies.The clinic’s legal assistance comes at no cost to clients.
The other purpose of the clinic is to train UND law students in the complex legal field of immigration law. The clinic strives to give students a variety of cases and experiences to help them develop skills and be practice-ready after graduation. Student attorneys will conduct client interviews, learn issue spotting, and gain trial experience.
The experiential course is a semester-long, letter-graded, four-credit class that meets twice a week and accepts up to eight students each semester. No prerequisites or corequisites are required.
North Dakota has allocated $400,000 over a two-year period for the clinic to operate.
I'm trying to make sure that we're getting the best of both worlds here in terms of student experience and also jobs in North Dakota.Erick Resek, Visiting Assistant Clinical ProfessorGrand Forks Herald
August 23, 2025