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Christian P. Burr

Associate

cburr@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (860) 240-6131  
- Hartford, CT Office
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Christian is a bilingual Spanish-speaking immigration attorney who supports the Immigration Practice Group’s efforts to help employers strategize, develop and manage customized global mobility programs – including immigrant visas for permanent U.S. resident status and temporary visas for foreign nationals.

Harris Beach Murtha maintains one of the largest health care immigration practices in the country and one of the largest attorney-managed seasonal visa practices in the country. Christian helps our clients hire, transfer and retain the brightest and best non-U.S. talent.

He also works on family and humanitarian immigration matters and is committed to serving the immigrant community and assisting its members achieve a stable future in the United States.

While at UConn Law School, Christian interned at the UConn Law School Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, the Harvard University Immigration and Refugee Clinic, and the Rutgers University Immigrant Rights Clinic, where he worked with a wide variety of immigrants in different forms of humanitarian immigration relief. He also served as a teaching and research assistant in international law, and studied abroad at the University of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in their Latin American Studies program. Following law school, Christian worked in private practice and in the non-profit setting representing clients in family-based and humanitarian immigration cases.

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October 8, 2026

DHS Imposes Up to $100,000 in Fees for Foreign Student Employment

This is another signal of a broader policy shift toward restricting employment-based benefits available to F-1 students.
July 1, 2026

Jus soli Preserved: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship

With only a 6-3 decision, it is clear debate about birthright citizenship, as reflected through its lengthy dissents, still exists.
June 5, 2026

Federal Court Vacates USCIS Adjudication Pauses

The ruling a reprieve for those affected by this policy, but the applicability of this recent decision in the future remains uncertain.
December 29, 2025

Temporary Humanitarian Statuses under Current Immigration Policies: The Eternal Search for Secure Status

There have been numerous updates on two significant humanitarian protections that allowed people of certain nationalities to enter and remai
December 19, 2025

The Changing Tides of Special Immigrant Juvenile Protections

The legal landscape on Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status remains unsettled and subject to further litigation or administrative action.
September 4, 2025

From Harvard to Homeland Security: The Fight Over Student Visas

The federal government has taken actions affecting the ability of many foreign students to study or continue their studies in the U.S.
July 28, 2025

Developments in Birthright Citizenship Under the Trump Administration

Courts around the country have issued injunctions while weighing lawsuits on the constitutionality of the President’s order.
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2026 Worksite Enforcement Webinar Series – Session Three: “When Enforcement Hits Home: Managing Employment After ICE Detention.” Detention, Removal & Employer Decision-Making

September 29, 2026
Join us for discussion of critical Immigration law developments during our Worksite Enforcement webinar series.
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  • American Immigration Lawyers Association: member
  • World Affairs Council of Connecticut: member
  • Connecticut Bar Association: member

Recognition

  • Olimpiad Ioffe Award, University of Connecticut Law School, 2021
  • CALI Excellence Award in International Law and Property, University of Connecticut Law School, 2021
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University of Connecticut Law School

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University of Connecticut

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summa cum laude

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Christian Burr

Christian P. Burr

Associate

cburr@harrisbeachmurtha.com
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Harris Beach Murtha Attorneys at Law
Christian Burr

Christian P. Burr

cburr@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (860) 240-6131
Hartford, CT Office

Profile

Christian is a bilingual Spanish-speaking immigration attorney who supports the Immigration Practice Group’s efforts to help employers strategize, develop and manage customized global mobility programs – including immigrant visas for permanent U.S. resident status and temporary visas for foreign nationals.

Harris Beach Murtha maintains one of the largest health care immigration practices in the country and one of the largest attorney-managed seasonal visa practices in the country. Christian helps our clients hire, transfer and retain the brightest and best non-U.S. talent.

He also works on family and humanitarian immigration matters and is committed to serving the immigrant community and assisting its members achieve a stable future in the United States.

While at UConn Law School, Christian interned at the UConn Law School Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, the Harvard University Immigration and Refugee Clinic, and the Rutgers University Immigrant Rights Clinic, where he worked with a wide variety of immigrants in different forms of humanitarian immigration relief. He also served as a teaching and research assistant in international law, and studied abroad at the University of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in their Latin American Studies program. Following law school, Christian worked in private practice and in the non-profit setting representing clients in family-based and humanitarian immigration cases.

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Connecticut

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Professional and Civic

  • American Immigration Lawyers Association: member
  • World Affairs Council of Connecticut: member
  • Connecticut Bar Association: member

Recognition

  • Olimpiad Ioffe Award, University of Connecticut Law School, 2021
  • CALI Excellence Award in International Law and Property, University of Connecticut Law School, 2021
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