2022
December 14: I spoke with the Christian Science Monitor about immigration policies under President Biden [Read here]
November 4: I visited the University of Chicago Law School for the Law Forum’s “Borders & Boundaries” symposium [Details here]
October 19: I visited the University of Arkansas Law School to talk about the intersection of criminal law and immigration law [Details here]
October 14: Appeared on Americano Media’s Buenos Días Americano show to discuss the Biden administration’s position toward Venezuelan migrants
October 7: I spoke with CBS News Colorado about the latest legal decision about DACA [Watch here]
September 13: Guest lectured to Professor María Pabón’s Immigration Law Seminar at Loyola Law School
September 7: Joined scholars from Canada and the United Kingdom to discuss the new book, A World Without Cages: Bridging Immigration and Prison Justice [Details here]
August 11: Participated in the Sokol Colloquium on International Law at the University of Virginia School of Law [Details here]
July 12: Appeared on Legally Speaking with Stephanie Haney on Cleveland’s NBC station to discuss Remain in Mexico [Watch here]
July 5: Featured on De Mañana con Americano talking about Remain in Mexico and Title 42 [Listen here]
June 30: Mentioned in an article about the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Biden administration to terminate the Remain in Mexico/Migrant Protection Protocols initiative [Read here]
June 28: Interviewed on Telemundo in Philadelphia discussing the deaths of more than 50 migrants in San Antonio [Watch here]
May 30: Quoted in The Hill discussing Title 42 litigation [Read here]
May 26: Featured on Democracy Now! discussing immigration law enforcement after the Uvalde school shooting [Watch here]
May 26: Quoted in an article about the risk of immigration law enforcement following mass shootings [Read here]
May 25: Quoted in article explaining key terms in immigration policy [Read here]
May 6: Quoted in article about a Virginia private immigration prison [Read here]
March 23: Featured on the Calling Bullshit podcast discussing CoreCivic’s many failures [Listen here]
March 21: Guest lecture in Professor Yolanda Vazquez’s immigration policy seminar at the University of Cincinnati
March 17: I was quoted in an article about 287(g) agreements under Biden [Read here]
April 16: Quoted in Salon discussing immigration politics under President Biden [Read here]
February 1: Quoted in article about Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s border policing mission [Read here]
January 13: Profiled on The Border Chronicle’s podcast reviewing the first year of the Biden administration and where things might be headed [Listen here]
January 6: Guest lectured in Professor Cate Bowman’s undergraduate class at Austin College
2021
December 10: I spoke with Law360 about the Attorney General’s plan to revisit how immigration judges’ consider the mental health of people facing removal due to a criminal conviction [Read here]
December 2: I spoke to the Texas Tribune about ICE’s detention practices under Biden [Read here]
November 10: Quoted discussing the Board of Immigration Appeals’ request for briefing on the particularly serious crime bar to relief from removal [Read here]
October 29: Speaking at the Administrative Law Review’s symposium “Detention & Incarceration Crises: Administrative Challenges and Potential Improvements” [Watch here]
October 28: Quoted in a column remembering the life of immigration lawyer Lisa Brodyaga [Read here]
October 13: Presenting to the Harvard Migration and Immigrant Incorporation Workshop
October 12: Quoted in article about an Indiana county contemplating a jail contract with ICE [Read here]
October 9: Spoke at Book Passage alongside other writers for Immigration in America [Watch here]
October 8: Participated in a panel about critical reflections on immigration law and policy at the LatCrit conference
October 7: Quoted in The American Prospect about on-screen depictions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement [Read here]
September 30: I’m quoted in Time Magazine discussing the U.S. treatment of Haitians in developing the current immigration detention system [Read here]
September 29: Speaking to the staff of Ice Miller about asylum law and policy
September 23: Speaking about immigration law and policy options available to the Biden administration as part of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity 2021 biweekly forums [Watch here]
September 23: Participated in the panel Up-ending Enforcement to Impact Immigration System Reform [Watch here]
September 22: Profiled as the author of Crimmigration Law [Watch here]
September 17: Discussing the role of criminal history in immigration enforcement decisions at the Global Borderlands conference hosted by Leiden University in The Netherlands
September 14: Interviewed on South Texas ABC affiliate discussing the Central American Minors program [Watch here]
September 14: Presented the second edition of my book, Crimmigration Law, to faculty and students at the University of Hawai’i School of Law
September 13: Interviewed on Public Radio International’s The World discussing U.S. influence on Mexican migration policies [Listen here]
September 10: Quoted in The Intercept discussing impact September 11, 2001 attacks had on border policing [Read here]
September 8: Guest lectured in Professor Melinda Molina’s Latinos and the Law course at Capital University Law School
September 3: Profiled by NBC News columnist Raul Reyes [Read here]
August 25: The Texas Tribune quoted me in an article about the Migrant Protection Protocols [Read here]
August 25: I spoke with KRGV News in South Texas about the Migrant Protection Protocols [Watch here]
August 5: I spoke with reporter Piper French about a California bill that would limit California’s prison transfers to ICE [Read here]
July 23: I spoke with the Dallas Observer about deaths in ICE’s custody [Read here]
July 20: I was quoted in visual explainer about immigration detention in the United States [Read here]
July 19: I spoke with the Fresno Bee about one person’s detention months after an immigration judge allowed him to continue living in the United States [Read here]
July 16: I spoke with the Texas Tribune about a Texas plan to build a border wall using state funds and private donations [Read here]
July 8: Quoted in VOA News discussing plans to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexican border [Read here]
May 26: I appeared on KUNM, Albuquerque’s public radio station, to discuss private immigration prisons [Listen here]
May 25: I spoke with Roll Call about a New York proposal to limit private immigration detention [Read here]
May 8: Quoted in The Hill discussing the Biden administration’s first slate of immigration judges [Read here]
May 7: Quoted in article about ICE’s enforcement practices under President Biden [Read here]
May 6: Participated in a workshop at John Jay College about teaching about social justice
April 30: I was quoted in Law360 discussing a Supreme Court’s decision expanding access to relief from removal for some migrants [Read here]
April 29: Spoke at the Center for Immigration Policy & Research’s debut panel about my migration criminalization research
April 27: Talked to the Houston Chronicle about President Biden’s nomination of Harris County Sheriff Ed González to lead the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency [Read here]
April 22: Presented my research on immigration consequences of criminal activity to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine [Watch here]
April 21: Spoke at John Jay College about racism in the criminal justice system [Register here]
April 21: Spoke to the United Church of Santa Fe about for-profit immigration prisons
April 14: Participated in the Rhizome Center for Migrant’s “Exiled for Illness” live chat [Register here]
March 31: Spoke on the panel “Immigration, Policy, & Activism in the Biden Era,” part of Ithaca College’s Center for the Study of Culture, Race & Ethnicity Discussion Series
March 23: Quoted in Associated Press fact-checking article about rightwing complaints that the Biden administration is housing migrants in hotels [Read here]
March 19: Interviewed on KRGV Channel 5, Río Grande Valley of Texas ABC affiliate, discussing the possibility that Congress would enact a new version of the Dream Act [Watch here]
March 9: Speaking to admitted students at the University of Denver College of Law about immigration law and policy under the Biden administration
March 8: Joining Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia for a conversation about immigration policy, part of UNLV Law School’s Faculty Enrichment Program
February 24: I spoke with Vox about the need for external oversight at newly opened detention facilities for children [Read here]
February 22: I spoke with WBEZ in Chicago about the importance of legal counsel for immigration prisoners [Read here]
February 19: Spoke to Denver’s Westword about financial concerns at private prison company GEO Group [Read here]
February 19: I was featured on “Dropping In” with Diane Dewey [Listen here]
February 19: Delivered a CLE address at the University of New Mexico about immigration law and policy updates
February 16: I spoke with BuzzFeed News about Biden administration plans to remove “alien” from immigration law [Read here]
February 9: I joined colleagues at the University of Denver to discuss justice and equity for Latinas and Latinos [Watch here]
February 5: I appeared on Today’s Verdict discussing early immigration announcements by the Biden-Harris administration [Watch here]
January 28: I talked with NPR about a former DACA recipient facing deportation [Read here]
January 27: I discussed the New Way Forward Act [Read here]
January 27: Guest lectured to University of Denver undergraduates
January 27: Guest lectured to Middlebury College undergraduates
January 26: I keynoted the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration’s conference Defend Asylum Together!
January 22: I spoke with CBS News about the Biden administration’s early immigration policy shifts [Read here]
January 22: I was quoted in an article about the Texas Attorney General’s lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s deportation pause [Read here]
January 22: I discussed the likely contents of an immigration law reform proposal [Read here]
January 21: I spoke at Oxford University as part of the All Souls Lecture Series about the need to close immigration prisons and defend migrants convicted of crime [Watch here]
January 20: I spoke with CBS News in Denver about the Biden-Harris administration’s immigration plans [Watch here]
January 20: I spoke with Fox 31 News in Denver about the Biden-Harris administration’s prospects for enacting immigration legislation [Watch here]
January 19: Quoted analyzing two federal court decisions stopping Trump administration efforts to limit access to asylum [Read here]
January 12: Discussed the political context of President Trump’s visit to the Río Grande Valley less than one week after his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol [Read here]
January 5: I spoke to The Intercept about ICE’s failure to oversee its prison network [Read here]
2020
December 10: I joined the American Bar Association’s panel “Our Country is Full. True or False?” [Watch here]
December 3: I participated in the “Criminal Defending Conference” at the University of Illinois [Details here]
December 2: I spoke to the Washington Post about the Biden transition team’s immigration plans [Read here]
November 25: I appeared on BBC World Service discussing Trump administration plans to require substantial bonds on tourists from 15 countries
November 17: Moderating Private Rights, Public Accountability: Tort Litigation & Immigration Policies, a conversation with Carolyn O’Connor and Trina Realmuto, part of the Crimmigration Law & Policy Event Series at the University of Denver [Register here]
November 10: Joined “The Next Four Years,” a panel about what to expect from a Biden-Harris administration [Register here]
November 8: I spoke with Julia Preston about what we might expect from a Biden administration regarding immigration detention [Read here]
November 6: Participated in the University of Colorado, Boulder Law School’s faculty colloquium series
November 5: Guest lecture to University of Denver College of Law clinical students
November 3: I spoke with Candor Media about the possibility of immigration changes under a Biden-Harris administration [Watch here]
November 2: Guest lectured at Wake Forest University Law School
October 26: Moderating Welcoming Strangers, Building Community– A Conversation about Hospitality & Citizenship, a conversation with Ming Chen and Sarah Jackson, part of the Crimmigration Law & Policy Event Series at the University of Denver [Watch here]
October 21: I’ll discuss the ties between anti-migrant and anti-Black policies at the University of Tulsa
October 16: I will join A Conversation About Deported Americans at Southwestern Law School, 2:00 pm Mountain [Join here]
October 14: I’ll participate in U.S. Southern Border as Atrocity Prevention Site, sponsored by Binghamton University, SUNY, 1:00 pm Mountain [Register here]
October 13: I participated in “The Criminalization of Latinx Immigrants and its Relationship with Black Lives Matter,” hosted by the Network for Justice, 1:00 pm Mountain [Register here]
October 13: I guest lectured to Loyola Law School’s Immigration Law Seminar
October 8: At the request of the University of Denver Student Immigration Law Coalition, I spoke about abolishing ICE, 5:00 pm Mountain [Join here]
October 5: I joined Families for Freedom for a conversation about abolishing immigration prisons [Watch here]
October 5: I spoke to CBS News about a new ICE publicity campaign targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions [Read here]
September 24: The Marshall Project quoted me in a round-up of pending Supreme Court cases likely to be affected by Justice Ginsburg’s death [Read here]
September 24: I spoke at the Dickinson College Clarke Forum about abolishing immigration prisons [Watch here]
September 23: I participated in an ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties webinar on the history of migrant criminalization [Register here]
September 20: I appeared on Boston WCVB’s CityLine program [Watch here]
September 16: I appeared on History Colorado’s podcast about anti-migrant sentiment in early 20th century Colorado [Listen here]
September 16: I’ll join Capital University Law School to discuss Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants [Details here]
September 10: Introduced Andrea Freeman, author of Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice, at the University of Denver [Watch here]
September 3: I was quoted in an article about reproductive violence in immigration prisons [Read here]
September 1: I was quoted in an article about Hurricane Laura’s impact on an ICE immigration prison in Louisiana [Read here]
September 1: I interviewed Jessica Jones of the Colorado National Lawyers Guild about lawyering in support of racial justice advocacy [Watch here]
August 4: I addressed how defunding local police departments could impact immigration law enforcement during a webinar hosted by the University of Denver College of Law [Register here]
August 3: I participated in Covid’s Compounding Inequalities: Disparate Effects, hosted by the Duke Center on Law, Race, and Politics [Register here]
July 24: I delivered a talk to the staff of legal services group ProBar in Harlingen, Texas
July 17: I moderated “Beyond Borders,” a Biennial of the Americas coffee chat [Watch here]
July 16: I was quoted in an article about a Dallas-area 287(g) agreement [Read here]
July 14: I spoke at a student-sponsored teach-in about about prison abolition
July 9: I spoke to Vox about the ties between abolishing ICE and defunding police [Read here]
July 8: An article I wrote for crimmigration.com was quoted in Government Executive’s weekly coronavirus news roundup [Read here]
July 8: I was quoted in an article about the ICE’s policy of limiting online classes for international students [Read here]
July 7: I spoke with the RadioEd podcast about the Supreme Court’s DACA decision [Listen here]
June 25: Participated in American Bar Association webinar about developing issues in migration in North America
June 9: I was quoted in The Appeal describing how criminal law and immigration law have become intertwined [Read here]
June 9: I was quoted in the Harvard Political Review discussing the criminalization of border crossings [Read here]
June 8: I was mentioned in a Reason Magazine column about shutting immigration prisons [Read here]
May 26: I was quoted in The Appeal talking about ICE’s efforts to circumvent state and local limits on its prison system [Read here]
May 22: Profiled on the Spanish news site Contexto y Acción [Read here]
May 14: Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre and I spoke about immigration prisons in the United States [Watch here]
May 7: Listen to my conversation with Cat Brooks of KPFA Radio about “Migrating to Prison” [Listen here]
April 30: I joined Grace Meng, Senior Researcher for the U.S. Program at Human Rights Watch, for a conversation about “Migrating to Prison” [Watch here]
April 22: Featured on Arizona Public Media discussing “Migrating to Prison” [Listen here]
April 13: I was quoted in The Intercept describing ICE’s power to release detained migrants [Read here]
March 25: I spoke with Gaby Del Valle about the need to shut immigration prisons immediately [Read here]
March 19: I spoke with CBS News about the need to release immigration prisoners [Read here]
March 11: Quoted in The Baffler criticizing the deserving migrant discourse [Read here]
March 9: I spoke with KALW public radio in the San Francisco Bay Area about “Migrating to Prison” [Listen here]
March 9: I visited the University of Oklahoma to talk about “Migrating to Prison” at the campus-wide Teach In [Watch here]
March 1: The Mexican news website El Supuesto featured “Migrating to Prison” [Read here]
February 24: Listen to me on Houston Public Media, Houston’s NPR affiliate, discussing “Migrating to Prison” [Listen here]
February 22: I visited Univision Houston to talk about my book “Migrating to Prison” [Watch here]
February 20: I appeared on the Through Conversations podcast discussing my book “Migrating to Prison” [Listen here]
February 16: I appeared on Política Ya on Univisión discussing “Migrating to Prison” [Watch here]
February 4: I joined host Helena Villar of “Entrevista” on RT for a half-hour discussion about “Migrating to Prison” [Watch here]
February 2: Watch my interview with immigration attorney John Khosravi about “Migrating to Prison” [Watch here]
January 31: I spoke with The Center for Public Integrity about a Trump administration plan to collect DNA from immigration prisoners [Read here]
January 29: I spoke with the Colorado Sun about the tricky politics of a bill intended to bar ICE from Colorado courthouses [Read here]
January 25: I spoke with the Washington Post about an Ohio judge who claims he can spot unauthorized migrants in his courtroom [Read here]
January 24: “Migrating to Prison” was discussed in article about immigration imprisonment [Read here]
January 15: I spoke about “Migrating to Prison” on This is Edafe Okporo, a podcast by a former immigration prisoner [Listen here]
January 3: My Seattle talk about “Migrating to Prison” aired on Speakers Forum on KUOW, Seattle’s NPR station [Listen here]
2019
December 31: I appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk about my book, Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Watch here]
December 31: Featured in Law Week Colorado [Read article here]
December 28: The Intercept reviewed my book, “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Read here]
December 20: Featured on the Good Law, Bad Law podcast [Listen here]
December 19: I was featured on Seattle’s NPR affiliate KUOW discussing my book “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Listen here]
December 19: Spanish-language newspaper Excélsior California featured my book, “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Read here]
December 17: I spoke with Jeremy Hobson, host of NPR’s Here & Now, about my book “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Listen here]
December 13: I discussed “Migrating to Prison” with public radio listeners in Seattle [Listen here]
December 10: I visited Town Hall Seattle to speak about my book “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Watch here]
December 10: Interviewed by KGNU Radio discussing “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Listen here]
December 9 : Featured on the “In The Moment” podcast discussing “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Listen here]
December 9: I appeared live on New Day Northwest on Seattle’s NBC affiliate [Watch story here]
December 9: My book, Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants, was profiled by the University of Denver newsroom [Read story here]
December 8: I was featured on KGNU Radio’s Pasa La Voz [Listen here]
December 6: Interviewed on CNN Dinero discussing how immigration prisons operate in the United States [Watch story here]
December 5: I was interviewed about a case in which the Supreme Court might decide if a Border Patrol agent can be held liable for killing an unarmed Mexican teenager [Read article here]
December 5: I was profiled in Denver’s alt-weekly magazine Westword [Read article here]
December 4: I discussed ICE’s insistence on using sweeping judicial authority to engage in tough to swallow policing tactics like setting up a fake university [Read article here]
December 3: The Texas Observer reviewed my book, Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Read article here]
December 3: I discussed ICE efforts to access state driving records [Read article here]
December 3: I spoke with Sonoma County, California’s KSRO radio station about my book, Migrating to Prison
December 2: Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka features me in her column about the profitability of locking up migrants [Read article here]
November 27: An excerpt of “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” appeared in Borderless Magazine [Read excerpt here]
November 27: I’m quoted in an article in The Independent about a fake university ICE created to ensnare migrants [Read article here]
November 15: I spoke with Law360 about a Supreme Court case that could hold a Border Patrol agent liable for killing a Mexican citizen who was in Mexico [Read article here]
November 14: I discussed a new campaign to have legal database companies cease working with DHS [Read article here]
November 11: Profiled in Q&A about my book, “Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants” [Read article here]
November 11: I delivered “Teaching Dreams in a Time of Nightmares,” the fall 2019 Provost’s Lecture at the University of Denver [Listen here]
November 8: I discussed the latest statistics on ICE detention in Colorado and Wyoming [Watch story here]
November 6: I provided context on a story about a case pending before the US Supreme Court that could let state officials prosecute migrants more freely for identity theft [Read article here]
October 23: I describe the overlooked role of the U.S. Marshals in detaining large numbers of people [Read article here]
October 21: I spoke with Law360 about the possibility that the Supreme Court will again weigh in on the preemption doctrine in an immigration case [Read article here]
October 7: I’m quoted in an article about the Supreme Court’s decision to decide the constitutionality of a migrant smuggling crime [Read article here]
September 27: “Making Dreams Reality,” my remarks upon receiving the Challenging Discrimination Award from the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, were published [Read remarks here]
September 24: Featured in The Marshall Project documentary about the rise of immigration prisons in the United States [Watch here]
September 9: My book is quoted in column making conservative, cost-conscious claim for shutting down immigration detention centers [Read article here]
September 4: My book, Migrating to Prison: America’s Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants, quoted in The American Conservative article about the commodification of migrants [Read article here]
September 3: I discussed criminal charges against three men accused of smuggling and abusing migrants [Read article here]
August 28: Quoted in Bloomberg about the latest Trump administration move to narrow access to U.S. citizenship [Read article here]
August 27: Quoted in an article about a rare conviction of a Border Patrol agent for treatment of a migrant [Read article here]
August 25: Profiled on Slovenia’s public broadcaster discussing U.S. immigration laws and policies [Read article here (in Slovenian)]
July 23: Interviewed by Marco Werman, host of PRI’s The World, about the Trump administration’s plans to expand a fast-track deportation procedure [Listen here]
July 23: I spoke with CNN about a U.S. citizen detained by DHS for three weeks [Read article here]
July 17: Interviewed on RT español about raids on migrants [Watch interview here (in Spanish)]
July 9: Interviewed on BBC about President Trump’s renewed focus on migrants and conditions inside Border Patrol facilities [Watch interview here]
May 20: Quoted in The American Prospect’s article about DHS rapid DNA testing of migrants [Read article here]
May 3: Quoted in article about Bureau of Prisons contracting with private prison corporations that have a troubled history [Read article here]
April 24: I spoke with Law360 about visa restrictions imposed on countries that don’t accept U.S. deportees [Read article here]
April 7: Interviewed on National Public Radio discussing obstacles to requesting asylum that the Trump administration has created [Listen here]
March 26: Interviewed on BBC World Service about Defense Department allocation of money for border wall project [Listen here]
March 21: Quoted in article about the Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in a case about the proper balance between the states and federal government when it comes to prosecuting migration activity [Read article here]
March 13: Interviewed on StudioTulsa, part of Public Radio Tulsa, to talk about my upcoming lecture at the University of Tulsa [Listen here]
February 21: Quoted in The Independent discussing the Trump administration’s claim that a woman with a U.S. passport isn’t a U.S. citizen and can’t return to the U.S. [Read article here]
February 21: Bustle quoted the foreword I wrote to a report about ongoing family separations in South Texas [Read article here]
February 13: Appeared on 9News Denver speaking about shifts in immigration policies over the decades [Watch interview here]
January 31: I spoke with El Tiempo Las Vegas about the ABA’s Annual Meeting [Read article here (in Spanish)]
2018
November 13: Interviewed on Knowledge@Wharton discussing asylum and DACA
November 1: Interviewed on BBC World News addressing Trump administration’s plans to curtail asylum applications
October 2: Politifact quoted me in an article fact-checking a Republican ad airing in Nevada ahead of U.S. Senate election [Read article here]
August 7: I’m quoted in an article about two mothers who were separated from their children, then locked up in a Denver suburb [Read article here]
July 31: I spoke with BuzzFeed News about allegations that Justice Department officials substituted immigration judges to get the outcome they wanted [Read article here]
July 10: Quoted in CityLab article about expansivness of ICE’s immigration prison network [Read article here]
July 5: I spoke with NBC News about Trump administration’s new decision to check DNA of migrant parents and children [Read article here]
July 3: My latest op-ed, written with my brother Carlos M. García, highlights the many shortcomings of a South Texas immigration prison [Read article here]
July 2: Quoted discussing costs associated with 287(g) agreements [Read article here]
June 28: Spoke to NBC News about Trump’s policing of separating and detaining families seeking asylum in the United States [Read article here]
June 22: Quoted in CityLab article about where detained children might end up [Read article here]
June 22: Discussed the confusion that parents face who were separated from their children near the border and sent to a Colorado immigration prison [Read article here]
June 22: Quoted in Financial Times discussing Trump administration’s plans to expand family immigration imprisonment [Read article here]
June 19: Spoke to NBC News about the legality of using family separation to deter unauthorized migration [Read article here]
June 19: Interviewed on The Real News Network talking about family separation policy [Watch video here]
June 14: Quoted in Bloomberg article about ICE’s refusal to disclose data about its immigration enforcement actions [Read article here]
June 13: Mentioned in article about a woman with a debilitating liver disease and ICE’s decision to detain her husband, a willing donor [Read article here]
May 24: Discussed social media tracking of migrants with NBC News [Read article here]
May 16: Participated in launch of Slovenian translation of “Violent Borders” by Reece Jones [Watch here]
April 18: Quoted talking about ICE’s efforts to conceal contents of training manuals used by its largest division, Homeland Security Investigations [Read article here]
April 12: Discussed legal limits on deploying troops inside United States and the memory of Esequiel Hernández, Jr., teen shot by Marines in 1997 [Read article here (in Spanish)]
April 12: Quoted in article about brewing Fourth Amendment battle that develops when ICE arrests people inside homes [Read article here]
April 3: Quoted in Univision Noticias article about Trump’s plans to deploy National Guard to border [Read article here (in Spanish)]
April 1: Quoted in article about Coloradans affected by Trump administration’s decision to end TPS protections for citizens of some countries [Read article here]
March 29: Quoted in article about Fourth Amendment and ICE attempts to enter homes [Read article here]
March 16: Quoted discussing shifts between Obama and Trump administration immigration policing practices [Listen here]
March 8: Quoted discussing Justice Department lawsuit against California over its migrant-friendly policies [Read article here | Lea en español]
February 5: Quoted in article about Indiana death in drunk driving incident allegedly caused by unauthorized migrant [Read article here]
January 31: I’m quoted in San Francisco Chronicle about ICE’s policy of arresting people in and near courthouses [Read article here]
January 18: I talked to CityLab about symbolic value of ICE raids on 7-11 stores [Read article here]
January 8: I’m quoted in Governing talking about ICE head’s threats to imprison elected officials who support policies limiting cooperation with ICE [Read article here]
January 5: I’m quoted in article about San Antonio Police Department decision to prosecute alleged migrant smuggler under state law rather than hand over to ICE for federal prosecution [Read article here]
January 3: Quoted in article about ICE chief’s threats to imprison elected officials who support migrant-friendly policies [Read article here]
2017
December 30: I’m quoted in The Atlantic discussing the special impact crimmigration policies have on black migrants [Read article here]
December 28: My crimmigration.com article about immigration prison population trends since 1990s makes Prison Policy Institute’s “favorite criminal justice research of 2017” [Read PPI’s list here]
December 22: Quoted in ThinkProgress article about legally dubious immigration detainer practices [Read article here]
December 20: Interviewed in Philadelphia NPR affiliate WHYY story about ICE arrests in area courthouses [Listen to story here]
December 8: Quoted in La Opinión article about difficult prospects Dream Act faces in Congress [Read article here]
December 6: Interviewed on 9News Denver about prospect that Dream Act will be enacted before end of the year [Watch interview here]
November 30: Interviewed on Telemundo Denver discussing new probation policy in Denver promoting cooperation with ICE [Watch interview here]
November 30: Quoted in La Opinión addressing Florida anti-migrant proposal [Read article here]
November 27: Quoted in article about Denver probation office’s efforts to help ICE identify potentially removable individuals [Read article here]
October 26: Quoted in article about Colorado Supreme Court decision holding anti-smuggling crime unconstitutional [Read article here]
October 18: Quoted discussing ICE’s plans to expand its immigration prison capacity by 4,000 beds [Read article here]
October 17: Interviewed in story about Denver man detained while applying for lawful permanent residence [Watch story]
October 17: Quoted in article about Denver man’s fight to stay in the United States [Read article here]
September 28: Quoted in The Independent discussing DHS plans to mine migrants’ social media [Read article here]
September 28: Quoted in article about ICE arrest of 63 people in Denver area [Read article here]
September 25: Quoted in article about DHS mining migrants’ social media use [Read article here]
September 9: Quoted in article about ICE arresting older brother of teen who came to US without authorization [Read article here]
September 8: Interviewed for Jacobin Magazine’s The Dig podcast about DACA’s demise [Listen here]
September 5: My answers to Univision Q&A about DACA repeal’s impact on students [Read article here]
September 5: Interviewed discussing myths and truth surrounding DACA and its repeal [Watch segment here]
September 4: Quoted addressing Justice Department intervention in decision by Indianapolis Sheriff Department limiting compliance with immigration detainers due to Fourth Amendment concerns [Read article here]
August 29: Discussed state and city efforts to welcome immigrant members of their communities [Read article here]
August 26: Quoted discussing expanded criminalization of migrants [Read article here]
August 24: Quoted in article about legal and symbolic impact of President Trump pardoning former sheriff and convicted felon Joe Arpaio [Read article here]
August 14: Quoted in article about sanctuary movement in Colorado [Read article here]
August 7: Quoted in article about Denver’s plans to launch immigrant defense fund [Read article here]
August 2: Quoted in article about a lawsuit challenging the legality of a Long Island county’s immigration detainer practices [Read article here]
June 29: Quoted in article summarizing immigration cases in recently-ended Supreme Court term [Read article here]
July 19: Quoted in article about Ninth Circuit decision that bars shackling defendants in federal court, including immigration crime suspects in Operation Streamline proceedings [Read article here]
June 15: Quoted discussing California legislature’s decision to limit immigration detention in the state and improve oversight of facilities [Read article here]
June 12: Quoted in article about efforts to revamp immigration detainer practice [Read article here]
June 9: Quoted in American Prospect article about President Trump’s impact on immigration enforcement [Read article here]
June 8: Quoted in article about Fourth Amendment problems with ICE immigration detainers [Read article here
June 5: Interviewed on Fox News 31 in Denver about Justice Department request for Supreme Court review of President Trump’s travel ban
June 2: Quoted in article about Justice Department’s renewed emphasis on prosecuting federal immigration crimes [Read article here]
May 19: Spoke about ethical leadership in immigration law and policy at the University of Denver’s Pioneer Symposium [Watch video here]
May 12: Quoted in article about key provisions in Texas Senate Bill 4 and their legal implications [Read article here]
May 10: Quoted in La Opinión article about ICE arrests in Denver courthouses [Read article here]
May 4: Quoted in The Atlantic discussing the importance of counsel in immigration court [Read article here]
May 3: Quoted in article unpacking Obama’s “felon” and Trump’s “bad hombres” rhetoric [Read article here]
April 28: Quoted in The Intercept discussing similarities and differences between Trump and Obama immigration policing practices [Read article here]
April 28: Quoted in HuffPo article about hollowness of Attorney General Sessions’ legal attacks against sanctuary cities [Read article here]
April 25: Quoted in The Atlantic’s City Lab about federal court order blocking implementation of President Trump’s attack on sanctuary cities [Read article here]
April 19: Discussed link between immigration imprisonment and drug crimes in season premiere of Viceland’s Weediquette [Watch episode here]
April 11: Discussed abolition of immigration prisons at the University of New Mexico School of Law
April 11: Discussed funding trade-offs that Attorney General Sessions wants federal prosecutors to make [Read article here]
April 11: Quoted in article about Trump administration’s emphasis on immigration crime prosecutions [Read article here]
April 6: Quoted in article about drop in immigration across Southern U.S. border [Read article here]
March 30: Quoted discussing ICE’s reluctance under President Trump to release information regularly disclosed under previous presidents [Read article here]
March 27: Quoted in article about Supreme Court arguments concerning proper measure of ineffective assistance of counsel [Read article here]
March 17: Quoted in article about favorable treatment Canadians receive when they violate immigration law [Read article here]
February 28: Quoted discussing concrete methods for cities to turn declarations of sanctuary into policy [Read article here]
February 27: Quoted in story about plans some migrants fearful of being detained or deported are making for their children’s care [Read article here]
February 24: Featured on Washington, D.C. Pacifica’s Latino Media Collective discussing how cities can turn sanctuary rhetoric into practice [Listen here]
February 24: Interviewed on Detroit NPR affiliate about upcoming Supreme Court case [Listen here]
February 24: Quoted in Brazilian newspaper about Trump Administration’s immigration policing plans [Read article here]
February 22: Quoted in an article on Public Radio International’s The World about possible legal challenges to the Trump Administration’s announced immigration policing practices [Read article here]
February 22: Quoted in an article about efforts in Santa Fe, New México to reaffirm its policy limiting city’s role in enforcing immigration law [Read article here]
February 21: Mentioned in Al Jazeera story about legislative attacks on sanctuary campuses [Read story here]
February 20: Quoted in article about local efforts to resist President Trump’s immigration policing practices [Read article here]
February 17: Quoted in story about immigration enforcement tactics under Presidents Obama and Trump [Watch here]
February 9: Quoted in PRI story about Ninth Circuit decision to leave President Trump’s Muslim travel ban on hold [Read article here]
February 7: Spoke to Minnesota Public Radio about sanctuary cities during a live, one-hour call-in segment [Listen here]
February 7: Participated in live Facebook interview with Denver’s 9News about what to expect from arguments today in Washington’s challenge against Trump travel ban [Watch here]
February 6: Interviewed in story about lawsuits against President Trump’s Muslim travel ban and its impact on Colorado graduate student [Watch here]
February 3: Quoted in article about how President Trump’s refugee ban might impact asylum applicants [Read article here]
January 31: Appeared on Denver news discussing lawsuit filed against Trump executive orders by Denver man [Watch here]
January 29: Quoted on PRI discussing the Trump Administration’s priorities for removal [Read article here]
January 25: I discussed how Trump’s promise to boost removal cases is likely to swamp immigration courts [Read article here]
January 25: Appeared on The Michelangelo Signorile Show on SiriusXM [Listen here]
January 25: Quoted in Huffington Post talking about President Trump’s immigration executive orders [Read article here]
January 24: I’m quoted in The Guardian U.S. discussing the impact that President Trump’s hiring freezing on federal government agencies might have on backlogged, underresourced immigration courts [Read article here]
January 13: Quoted in an article about the Supreme Court’s consideration of a constitutional challenge on the crime of violence type of aggravated felony [Read article here]
January 10: I’m quoted in a Bloomberg News article about the private prison industry’s promising future under the Trump Administration [Read article here]
January 2: Quoted discussing bright future in store for private prison corporations under Trump Administration’s likely immigration policing practices [Read article here]
2016
December 29: Quoted in article about the important role that Trump’s Attorney General will have in deciding who becomes an immigration judge [Read article here]
December 21: Featured on The Dig podcast discussing the historical demonization of migrants and Donald Trump’s rise to power [Listen to episode here]
December 20: Quoted in PRI article about the United States’ long-standing reliance on unauthorized migration [Read article here]
December 8: Quoted in article about Los Angeles Police Department cooperation with ICE despite longstanding sanctuary policy [Read article here]
December 8: Interviewed on Arizona’s NPR affiliate KJZZ about the perils of local police enforcing immigration law [Listen to story here]
December 1: Interviewed on Texas Public Radio discussing DHS report recommending continued use of private immigration prisons [Listen to story here]
November 17: Talked about the constitutional underpinnings of sanctuary city policies [Read article here]
November 16: Interviewed in story about viability of Trump’s mass deportation plans [Read article here]
November 16: Discussed the sanctuary campus movement with Huffington Post [Read article here]
November 9: Interviewed in story about Trump presidency’s possible impact on migrants [Watch the report here]
November 4: Quoted extensively in a critical analysis of immigration policing tactics published in Jacobin Magazine [Read article here]
October 31: Interviewed in Washington Post article about ICE efforts to keep a man locked up even after he won his case in immigration court [Read article here]
Delivered Ruth Chance Lecture on topic of abolishing immigration prisons, University of California Berkeley School of Law (October 20, 2016)
Presented Abolishing Immigration Prisons article at the Third CINETS Conference, University of Maryland, College Park (October 7, 2016)
Spoke at Human Rights Watch about need to inject abolition into immigration prison conversations, Washington, D.C. (October 6, 2016)
Chaired a panel on efforts to resist crimmigration laws and policies as part of the Third CINETS Conference, University of Maryland, College Park (October 6, 2016)
Discussed social media and engaged law teaching, Society of American Law Teachers 2016 Teaching Conference, Chicago’s John Marshall Law School (September 30, 2016)
Presented Abolishing Immigration Prisons to students, faculty, staff, and community at Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law as part of its scholar-in-residence program (September 21, 2016)
Presented Introduction to Crimmigration Law to faculty and students at Texas Southern University (September 21, 2016)
Featured in Tanvi Misra, The Rise of Crimmigration, The Atlantic’s City Lab (September 16, 2016)
Quoted in María Peña, Exigen más protecciones para migrantes y refugiados en EEUU, El Diario (September 12, 2016)
Presented Introduction to Crimmigration Law to journalists participating in Institute for Justice and Journalism workshop on immigration detention, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (September 12, 2016)
Quoted in Reynaldo Leanos, Jr., DHS Will Review its Relationship With Private Prison Companies, But There Are Many Questions About What Comes Next, Public Radio International (September 1, 2016)
Featured in Kristian Hernández, Local Author Questions Legality of Our Immigration System, The Monitor (August 27, 2016)
Quoted in Rachel Glickhouse, Trump Echoes Obama in Plans to Deport “Criminal” Immigrants, Univision Miami (August 24, 2016)
Quoted in Angilee Shah, The Department of Justice Will Stop Contracting With Private Prison Companies, But Immigration Officials Won’t Follow Suit, Public Radio International (August 18, 2016)
Discussed my book Crimmigration Law with the South Texas chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (August 17, 2016)
Spoke about the modified categorical approach at the American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas (June 23, 2016)
Interviewed on Chicago radio and television show Sin Censura Con Vicente Serrano (discussing abolition of immigration prisons) (April 7, 2016) [Listen to interview here]
Spoke at the University of Cincinnati about abolishing immigration prisons [View event flyer here] (April 6, 2016)
Presented a draft of Abolishing Immigration Prisons to the DePaul Law School faculty (March 31, 2016)
Spoke about immigration prison abolition at the University of Michigan Law School Community and Economic Development Clinic’s symposium “Return of the American City, Redeeming the American Dream” (March 11, 2016)
Guest lectured, via Skype, to Ave Maria Law School students about crimmigration law (March 10, 2016)
Introduced Dean Kevin Johnson, University of California Davis School of Law, as part of the Crimmigration Law Lecture Series events at the University of Denver (March 4, 2016)
Presented Naturalizing Immigration Imprisonment at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (March 3, 2016)
Featured in an article about a book talk I gave at Boston College, What’s Behind the Criminalizing of Immigration?, Boston College Law Magazine (February 11, 2016)
Presented Naturalizing Immigration Imprisonment at Boston College Law School (February 5, 2016)
Talked about Crimmigration Law to Immigration Law Group at Boston College Law School (February 4, 2016)
Quoted in Cedar Attanasio, Canadian Immigrants Lead World in Illegal U.S. Visa Overstays, According to First-Ever DHS Estimates, Latin Times (February 4, 2016)
Spoke at Arizona State University about Naturalizing Immigration Imprisonment (February 2, 2016)
2015
Presented Naturalizing Immigration Imprisonment at Touro College Law Center (November 19, 2015)
Spoke at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law about Crimmigration Law (November 16, 2015)
Interviewed by Marco Werman, host of Public Radio International’s The World, for Get Out of Jail, Get Deported (discussing the tough immigration consequences of a low-level drug conviction on migrants despite criminal justice reforms) (November 3, 2015)
Interviewed in Jorge Valencia, Immigration Law Protesters Block Traffic in Front of Governor’s Mansion, WUNC: North Carolina Public Radio (October 30, 2015) (discussing a new North Carolina law limiting the power of cities to protect migrant community members from over-policing)
Spoke about Crimmigration Law at the University of Minnesota School of Law (October 29, 2015)
Led a webinar on the immigration consequences of drug crimes for Law @ the Margins (October 19, 2015)
Discussed Crimmigration Law at Valparaiso University School of Law (October 15, 2015)
Talked about Crimmigration Law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law (October 15, 2015)
Spoke about Crimmigration Law at Yeshiva University Cardozo Law School (October 13, 2015)
Presented Naturalizing Immigration Imprisonment at Brooklyn Law School (October 12, 2015)
Discussed Crimmigration Law at Oklahoma City University School of Law (October 8, 2015)
Presented Immigration Imprisonment Abolition at the LatCrit 2015 conference (October 2, 2015)
Talked about my book Crimmigration Law at the University of Texas Law School (September 18, 2015)
Discussed Crimmigration Law with members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Austin section (September 18, 2015)
Spoke at St. Mary’s Law School about Crimmigration Law (September 17, 2015)
Mentioned in David Noriega and John Templon, Immigration Authorities Are Far More Likely to Jail You if You’re Mexican, BuzzFeed News (August 25, 2015)
Interviewed on Redirect: Immigration Law and Perspectives podcast hosted by Matthew Archambeault and Stephen Robbins (talking about sanctuary city policies) (July 31, 2015)
Quoted in Kate Wheeling, A Final Nail in the Coffin for Family Detention Centers?, Pacific Standard (July 29, 2015) (addressing implications of federal district court order finding DHS family immigration detention practice violates 1997 consent agreement)
Quoted in Anita Sinha, Ending Mass Incarceration, But Not For Immigrants: A Tale of Two Policies, Huffington Post (July 28, 2015) (pointing out Obama Administration’s failure to include immigration detention in prison reform discussions)
Quoted in Jesse Paul, Mexican Man Leaves Denver Church Sanctuary After Nine Months, Denver Post (July 22, 2015) (commenting on Denver man’s decision to leave local church after successfully pressing ICE to postpone enforcement actions)
Spoke at the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado‘s Annual Grantee Convening, Denver (July 22, 2015)
Interviewed on KURV 710’s The Drive Home with Davis and Roxanne talk radio program (discussing family immigration detention) (July 2, 2015)
Quoted in Adrian D. Garcia, Police Search Growing Number of Cellphones, The Coloradoan (June 18, 2015) (discussing Fourth Amendment limits on police searches of cellphones)
Quoted in Jared Wright, Friends, Foes Weigh in on Immigration Ruling, Colorado Statesman (May 29, 2015) (discussing limits of Fifth Circuit’s decision on DAPA and expanded DACA)
Interviewed on Redirect: Immigration Law and Perspectives podcast hosted by Matthew Archambeault and Stephen Robbins (addressing private profit in immigration detention) (May 29, 2015)
Interviewed on Chicago radio and television show Sin Censura Con Vicente Serrano (discussing Fifth Circuit’s denial of federal government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction against DAPA and expanded DACA) (May 27, 2015)
Interviewed on KURV 710’s The Drive Home with Davis and Roxanne talk radio program (discussing decision by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denying federal government’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction entered against President Obama’s immigration executive action plans) (May 26, 2015)
Interviewed on Coast to Coast Immigration Law and Perspectives podcast hosted by Matthew Archambeault and Stephen Robbins (discussing Mediterranean migration to the European Union) (April 24, 2015)
Quoted in Christian Nolan, Conn. Supreme Court Ruling a Setback for Immigrants, Connecticut Law Tribune (April 13, 2015)
Quoted in Brianna Lee, Immigration Reform: When Deporting Felons Breaks Families Apart, International Business Times (April 7, 2015)
Imprisoning Migrants, The John Marshall Law School (April 2, 2015)
The Continuities Between Immigration Detention and Mass Incarceration, Roundtable discussion with Michelle Alexander (author, The New Jim Crow) and Silky Shah (Executive Director, Detention Watch Network), Ohio State University (March 30, 2015)
Interviewed on Chicago radio and television show Sin Censura Con Vicente Serrano (discussing use of imprisonment to enforce immigration law) (March 26, 2015)
Race, Immigration, Imprisonment, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Analyzing the Law Through a Racial Justice Lens Lecture Series (March 25, 2015) [Watch here]
Quoted in Aaron Nelsen, Federal Judge at the Center of Immigration Debate, San Antonio Express-News (February 18, 2015)
Quoted in Federal Judge Blocks President Barack Obama’s Immigration Action, KGBT Action 4 News (February 16, 2015)
State Immigration Imprisonment, CrImmigration Law Symposium, University of Denver (February 6, 2015)
Featured in Caitlin Antrim, Immigrants Speak Out at AAC, The Clarion (January 22, 2015)
Family Detention and Deportation, Rewriting Immigration Narratives, University of Denver (January 21, 2015)
2014
Interviewed on South Africa’s Power FM 98.7 (discussing policing practices in communities of color) (December 4, 2014)
Interviewed on “Good Morning Colorado” on KDVR Fox 31, Grand Jury Does Not Indict Ferguson Police Officer (Denver news station) (discussing grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in killing of Michael Brown) (November 25, 2014)
Quoted in Christie Thompson, Deporting “Felons, Not Families”, The Marshall Project (November 21, 2014)
Quoted in Yana Kunichoff, Should We Trust in Him? The Mixed Results of Obama’s Past Immigration Relief Measures, In These Times (November 21, 2014)
Interviewed on 850 KOA News Radio (November 20, 2014) (discussing President Obama’s announcement of his administration’s immigration enforcement priorities)
Interviewed on Coast to Coast Immigration Law and Perspectives podcast hosted by Matthew Archambeault and Stephen Robbins (November 17, 2014)
Quoted in Vianes Rodriguez, RGA Ad “Actions” That Hits Hickenlooper True But Misleading, Denver Post’s The Spot Blog (October 23, 2014)
Migration Myths, Detention Realities, American Constitution Society and National Lawyers Guild Student Chapter Event, University of Colorado Law School (October 15, 2014)
Teaching Crimmigration Law, Society of American Law Teachers Conference, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law (October 10, 2014)
Migration Myths, Detention Realities, Guest Lecture, Undocumented Mexican Immigration, University of Colorado Denver (October 2, 2014)
Quoted in Hannah García, Ammo Suit Based In Tort Law, Law Week Colorado (September 29, 2014)
Quoted in Zoë Carpenter, How the Government Created “Stop-and-Frisk for Latinos”, The Nation (September 22, 2014)
What is Crimmigration Law?, Rocky Mountain Public Interest and Social Justice Retreat (September 20, 2014)
Interviewed on Latino USA (National Public Radio program), How This Happened (September 12, 2014) (discussing origins of Central American immigration)
Interviewed by Whitney Wild on KUSA 9News Denver, Denver Man Learns Online Relationship Was a Hoax (September 4, 2014)
Quoted in Suzanne Gamboa, Heavy Police Tactics A Reality for Immigrants, Latinos Too, NBC News (August 28, 2014)
Quoted in Yana Kunichoff, Till I.C.E. Do Us Part: Tens of Thousands of American Families Are Torn Asunder By U.S. Immigration Policies, In These Times (August 25, 2014)
Quoted in Yana Kunichoff, For Immigrants Who Return After Deportation, Little Chance at Due Process, Say Advocates, Truthout (June 5, 2014)
Naturalizing Immigration Imprisonment, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota (May 31, 2014)
Naturalizing Immigration Imprisonment, Immigration Law Professors Workshop, University of California, Irvine School of Law (May 23, 2014)
Immigration Categorical Approach, American Immigration Lawyers Association 2014 Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico Spring Conference, Dallas, Texas (April 25, 2014)
Creating Crimmigration, Re-Envisioning Race in a “Post-Racial” Era: New Approaches in Critical Race Theory, Yale Law School (April 5, 2014)
Incentivizing Immigration Imprisonment, Midwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Indiana Tech Law School (April 4, 2014)
Crimmigration Law Overview, Crimmigration Law and Policy Workshop, University of Denver (March 29, 2014)
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity and the Categorical Approach, Guest Lecture, Immigration Law and Immigrants’ Rights, University of Colorado Law School (March 17, 2014)
Immigration Detention, American Civil Liberties Union Student Chapter Event, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado (February 12, 2014)
2013
Immigration Detention As Punishment, Northeast People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, University of Puerto Rico School of Law (December 6, 2013)
crImmigration Law Update, University of Texas School of Law 2013 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law, Austin, Texas (October 25, 2013)
Incentivizing Immigration Imprisonment, Howard Law Journal Symposium (October 24, 2013)
Reconceptualizing Immigration Detention as Punishment, LatCrit 2013, Chicago, Illinois (October 4, 2013)
Through the Looking Glass: Immigration Law’s Securitized Past and Future, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Palm Beach, Florida (August 6, 2013)
Understanding crImmigration Law, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas Continuing Legal Education Seminar, South Padre Island, Texas (August 2, 2013)
Quoted in Martin Michaels, Immigration Reform Bill Could Be Dead on Arrival in the House, Mint Press News (June 26, 2013)
Two Faces of Detention, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts (June 1, 2013)
Quoted in Martin Michaels, Despite Drop in Immigration and Violence, Congress Ups Border Security, Mint Press News (May 7, 2013)
Quoted in Jude Joffe-Block, Some Arizona Immigrants May Not Be Eligible for Immigration Reform, Fronteras Desk public radio (May 6, 2013)
Quoted in Jude Joffe-Block, DACA Challengers’ Arguments Resonate with Judge, Fronteras Desk public radio (April 25, 2013)
Quoted in Miriam Jordan, Bill is Tougher on Crossings, Wall Street Journal (April 24, 2013)
Interviewed on Politics Tonight, Chicagoland TV (April 23, 2013) (discussed immigration reform proposal then being debated in Senate)
Comprehensive Immigration Reform 2013, John Marshall Law School Immigration Law Society, Chicago, Illinois (March 25, 2013)
Quoted in Daisy Becerra, Girl, Undocumented, Jerk Magazine (March 25, 2013)
A Response to Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice Symposium (March 8, 2013)
Quoted in Martin Michaels, DHS To Release Detainees Amid Budget Cuts, Reducing Immigrant Population Behind Bars, Mint Press News (February 27, 2013)
Questioning Immigration Detention, Valparaiso University School of Law (February 22, 2013)
The New Administration and Immigration: The National Scene and Ohio, Methodist Theological School, Delaware, Ohio (February 18, 2013)
Padilla’s Failing, Constitutional Law Colloquium, University of Houston Law Center (February 7, 2013)
Immigration Mass Imprisonment: Its Origins and Impact, Discretion and Deference: Immigrants, Citizens, and the Law Symposium, Brigham Young University Law School (January 24, 2013)
Quoted in Álvaro Ortiz, Record en Texas de Deportación de Padres, La Voz de Houston, Houston Spanish language-newspaper (January 5, 2013) (translation: Record Number of Parents Deported from Texas)
2012
Interviewed on 10TV, television station in Columbus, Ohio (November 21, 2012) (discussed criminal activity by immigrants and high stakes that unauthorized individuals face when encountering police officers)
Latest Developments in crImmigration Law, American Immigration Lawyers Association of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio (November 16, 2012)
Strickland-Lite: Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty for Noncitizens, Third Annual Constitutional Law Colloquium, Loyola University Chicago School of Law (November 2, 2012)
Strickland-Lite: Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty for Noncitizens, Northeast People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Suffolk University Law School (October 26, 2012)
Strickland-Lite: Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty for Noncitizens, University of Akron Faculty Colloquium (October 9, 2012)
The Constitutional Rights of Immigrants After Arizona and Padilla, National Latina/o Law Students Association National Conference, UCLA Law School (October 6, 2012)
Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty is Strickland-Lite for Noncitizens, Cleveland-Marshall Faculty Colloquium (September 11, 2012)
Quoted in María Zamudio, Undocumented Life: Making Chicago the Most “Immigrant Friendly” City, Chicago Reporter’s Muckrakers blog (August 27, 2012)
Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty is Strickland-Lite for Noncitizens, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida (August 1, 2012)
Immigration Mass Incarceration and Privatization, American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Biennial Conference, Columbus, Ohio (July 28, 2012)
Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty is Strickland-Lite for Noncitizens, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii (June 7, 2012)
Quoted in Michael O. Loatman, Eighth Circuit Grapples with New ‘Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude’ Test, U.S. Law Week (June 5, 2012)
Quoted in Octavio López, Los ‘Dreamers’ Pasan de Ser la Excepción y Son Ahora la Constante, Vívelo Hoy, Chicago Spanish-language newspaper (June 2, 2012) (translation: DREAMers: Formerly the Exception, Now They Are the Rule)
Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty is Strickland-Lite for Noncitizens, Immigration Law Teachers Workshop, Hofstra University School of Law (June 1, 2012)
Padilla’s Two-Tiered Duty is Strickland-Lite for Noncitizens, Midwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Marquette University Law School (April 14, 2012)
Understanding Immigration Imprisonment, Immigration Law Society and American Civil Liberties Union Student Chapter Event, Ohio State University College of Law (April 10, 2012)
crImmigration Expansion and Policing, National Lawyers Guild Midwest Regional Conference, Chicago-Kent College of Law (March 24, 2012)
Immigration Mass Imprisonment: A Genealogy, Border Patrols: The Legal, Racial, Social, and Economic Implications of United States Immigration Policy Symposium, St. John’s University School of Law (March 16, 2012)
The Immigrant’s Right to Counsel, National Latina/o Law Students Association Central Region Encuentro, Chicago-Kent College of Law (March 3, 2012)
2011
Criminal Defense After Padilla v. Kentucky, Capital University Faculty Colloquium (December 8, 2011)
Criminal Defense After Padilla v. Kentucky, Cleveland-Marshall Faculty Colloquium (November 2, 2011)
Criminal Defense After Padilla v. Kentucky, Central States Law Schools Association Conference, University of Toledo College of Law (October 29, 2011)
Criminal Defense After Padilla, LatCrit XVI Annual Conference, San Diego, California (October 7, 2011)
Adopting Policing Techniques of the War on Drugs to the New Immigration Policing, ClassCrits IV, American University Washington College of Law (September 23, 2011)
Criminal Defense After Padilla, Emerging Immigration Law Scholars and Teachers Conference, American University Washington College of Law (May 20, 2011)
2010
When State Courts Meet Padilla: Unrealistic Burden, Mandate for Specialization, or the Supreme Court’s (Inadvertent) Way of Throwing Immigrants Under the Bus?, Federalism at Work: State Criminal Law, Immigrants, and Immigration-Related Activity Symposium, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (November 5, 2010)
The Perverse Logic of Immigration Detention, Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Seton Hall University School of Law (September 10, 2010)
Fundamentally Unfair: The Due Process Implications of the Department of Homeland Security’s Transfer Policy for Detained Lawful Permanent Residents, Northern Kentucky University Faculty Colloquium (September 7, 2010)
Fundamentally Unfair: The Due Process Implications of the Department of Homeland Security’s Transfer Policy for Detained Lawful Permanent Residents, Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop, University of Toledo College of Law (June 25, 2010)
Fundamentally Unfair: The Due Process Implications of the Department of Homeland Security’s Transfer Policy for Detained Lawful Permanent Residents, Midwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, The John Marshall Law School (April 17, 2010)
Fundamentally Unfair: The Due Process Implications of the Department of Homeland Security’s Transfer Policy for Detained Lawful Permanent Residents, University of Tulsa Faculty Colloquium (February 17, 2010)
2009
Interviewed on KGBT, television station in Río Grande Valley, Texas (December 23, 2008) (about Department of Homeland Security’s planned expansion of US-VISIT program fingerprinting to include all lawful permanent residents)
La Migra in the Mirror: Immigration Enforcement, Racial Profiling, and the Psychology of One Mexican Chasing After Another, Defining Race Symposium, Albany Law School (November 14, 2008)
Interviewed on KGBT, television station in Río Grande Valley, Texas (October 13, 2008) (addressed enactment of legislation to decrease processing time for naturalization applications submitted by members of the military)
Interviewed on KGBT, television station in Río Grande Valley, Texas (September 30, 2008) (discussed changes to naturalization examination and provided suggestions for viewers considering applying for naturalization)
Sin Papeles (Undocumented): A Symposium on Immigration, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, Illinois (July 19, 2008)
Of Inferior Stock: The Two-Pronged Repression of Radical Immigrant Birth Control Advocates at the Turn-of-the-Century, LatCrit XII Annual Conference, Miami, Florida (October 6, 2007)
Of Inferior Stock: The Two-Pronged Repression of Radical Immigrant Birth Control Advocates at the Turn-of-the-Century, Citizenship, Identity, and Social Justice Conference, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada (May 18, 2007)