LAW-2429 Advanced Immigration Law
This course will cover the intersection of criminal and immigration law, known in the field as crimimmigration. Students will first be introduced to the crimimmigration system which includes the ways in which criminal convictions impact a person's ability to obtain immigration status or defend against deportation and criminal laws that penalize immigration violations. Because the legal framework is quite complex, the Immigration Law course is a prerequisite. Familiarity with immigration terminology and the grounds of Inadmissibility/deportability are a must for succeeding in this course. Students may seek a waiver of the prerequisite if they have experience in crimmigraiton practice.. To discuss the waiver, please contact Professor Shah. After the introductory material, the class will explore perspectives from government officials, scholars and practitioners on what crimimmigration is, the need for the system and critiques of the system. Students will be asked to consider how this system of interlocking methods of detention and penalties developed, what political and legal theories underpin the system and whether there are alternatives that could be explored. The readings for the course will draw mostly from scholarly articles, book chapters, media pieces and opinion pieces with some case law to ground our discussion. Enrollment in the course is limited to 16. Assessment will be based on class participation (15%) and either a final paper for those completing the Legal Writing Requirement (85%) or a midterm (15%) and final exam (60%) for all others.
Offered
Spring