Immigration LawNewswise — Stephen Lee, professor of law: Professor Lee is an expert on administrative law and immigration law. He can speak to law and policy across a variety of subjects, including the use and justification of decision making in immigration enforcement policy, the structural implications of prosecutorial gatekeeping in state courts, and the pathologies associated with regulating employers for immigration and labor law violations. Contact info: (949) 824-3731, [email protected] (or faculty support contact Ana Duong 949-824-3071, [email protected])Jennifer Chacón, professor of law: Professor Chacón does research in the fields of immigration law, constitutional law and criminal law and procedure. She is a teacher of both criminal procedure and immigration law and policy Contact info: (949) 824-4117, [email protected]
Immigration, Human Rights & CitizenshipSusan Coutin, associate dean of criminology, law & society: She examines social, political, and legal activism surrounding immigration issues. She recently completed research in collaboration with Sameer Ashar, Stephen Lee and Jennifer Chacón on the ways that government officials, immigrant-serving non-profit agencies, and immigrants themselves have navigated the legal uncertainty surrounding executive relief. Contact info: (949) 824-1447, (949) 824-7816; [email protected]
Immigration RightsSameer Ashar, clinical professor of law: Professor Ashar focuses on how law can be used to support racially and economically subordinated communities. He has defended individuals before the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals. He has represented immigrant workers in litigation against exploitative employers in state and federal court. Contact info: (949) 824-9868, [email protected]
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