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The Research at Chicago site is currently featuring a video interview with Maria Woltjen, Director of the Immigrant Children's Advocacy Project, one of the Law School's four highly-regarded legal clinics.

The Immigrant Children's Advocacy Project is a human service and policy advocacy program dedicated to advocating for the best interests of immigrant and refugee children who are alone in the United States. Through the Immigrant Children's Advocacy Project, law students and bilingual volunteers are trained to serve as Advocates -- to get to know the children, help sort out their stories and help identify their eligibility for asylum or special protective visas. The video is embedded below, and if you'd like to learn more about the Project you read this recent article from the The University of Chicago Magazine or this 2006 article from the University of Chicago Chronicle.