CORNELL LAW — Early in the spring 2023 semester, first-year law students in Cornell Law’s 1L Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic are focused on learning legal theory and studying case law. They learn from legal experts in human rights, civil liberties, immigration, and advocacy. They meet with clients from the local community and integrate intercultural awareness into these interviews. But nothing quite prepares them for what they experienced in person on spring break. That’s when they traveled to rural Louisiana to meet directly with immigrants in detention centers, and to put into practice all they had learned.