Border Flooding, the Wall, and a Failure of Government Accountability
Guest post by Victoria Ochoa. Victoria is a 1L at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Victoria is a Harry […]
Executive Branch
ICE Hunger Strikes: Ending State Sanctioned Torture
“In the absence of the governmental checks and balances… the only effective restraint upon executive policy and power… may be
Challenging Immigration Law’s Conviction Definition
Guest post by Phillip L. Torrey. *Phillip Torrey is the Managing Attorney of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, a
Trump Administration Unveils New Threat to Immigrants Lawfully in the United States
The Trump administration is poised to enact sweeping changes to American immigration policy by drastically restricting who is eligible for
The Trump Administration’s For-Profit College Problem
On December 12, 2016, then-Secretary of Education John King revoked federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Acquittals and Outrage: Presidential Tweets Threaten the Integrity of the Justice System
A week ago, a San Francisco jury acquitted Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, an undocumented immigrant, of murder in the death
Jennings v. Rodriguez: The Constitutionality of Detaining Immigrants Without a Hearing
In 2007, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detained Alejandro Rodriguez, a lawful resident working as a dental assistant.[1] Rodriquez
Moving Forward: One Year Later
This week marks one year since Donald Trump won the presidential election. The next day, I wrote a reflection piece
Victory Without a Remedy: Update on the Long Fight Against DAPL
In November 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon handed down an extraordinary decision in a
To Protect and to Serve (and to Steal)
While most people are familiar with criminal forfeiture––a practice that allows the government to confiscate your property if it proves
Two Perspectives on Immigration Law in the Trump Era: Interviews with Attorneys in Public and Private Practice
Under the Trump administration, immigration law and policy have been at the forefront of our national consciousness. We have seen