About ILC
Started in 2006, NYU’s National Immigration Law Competition (ILC) is the NYU Moot Court Board’s annual external moot court competition, open to teams from ABA-accredited law schools other than NYU Law. The ILC focuses on cutting-edge issues in the field of immigration law and is judged by panels of distinguished NYU alumni and legal practitioners from throughout New York. The final round is judged by federal appellate and district court judges.
2027 Competition
The 22nd Annual Immigration Law Competition hosted by the NYU School of Law will be hosted in the spring of 2027. Registration will open in the fall of 2026. If you have any questions, please email mootcourt@nyu.edu or visit the 2026 Competition specific pages for more information.
2026 Competition
NYU School of Law hosted 28 student teams from nineteen different law schools from across the country at the 21st Annual Immigration Law Competition from February 6th through February 8th, 2026. This year’s competition was presented with support from our sponsors, aiLegal Law and Fragomen. The final round was presided over by the Honorable Judge Aframe of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Honorable Judge Ramirez of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Honorable Judge Ritz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
2026 Award-Winners
Champion Team: Team 10 – University of Virginia
Runner-Up Team: Team 3 – St. Mary’s University
Semi-Finalists:
Team 9 – University of Virginia
Team 13 – University of Cincinnati
Quarter-Finalists:
Team 27 – CUNY School of Law
Team 24 – Brigham Young University
Team 4 – University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Team 18 – Fordham University School of Law
Individual Awards:
Best Brief: Team 18 – Fordham University
Second Best Brief: Team 13 – University of Cincinnati
Best Oralist: Gregory Ambrose of Team 22 – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Second Best Oralist: Natalie Gunn of Team 25 – Brigham Young University
2025 Award-Winners
In Champions were Shree Balaji & Dan Cummins, representing the University of Virginia School of Law.
In Runners-Up were Drianna Dimatulac & Victoria Callier, representing the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The Best Brief was awarded to Emily Gafcovich & Sharon Shenderovskiy, respresenting the University of Miami School of Law.
The Second Best Brief was awarded to Vanessa Belford & Cassidy Lang, representing New York Law School.
The Best Oral Advocate was awarded to Dan Cummins, representing the University of Virginia School of Law.
The Second Best Oral Advocate was awarded to Victoria Callier, representing the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.