Crimmigration

Catalog description

This course will explore the intersection of U.S. criminal law and immigration law enforcement, including: the bureaucratic bonds between the criminal law enforcement and immigration law enforcement systems; the policing of the border region and of immigrant communities in the interior of the country; immigration surveillance; the effect of citizenship status on criminal legal processes and outcomes; the immigration consequences of criminal convictions; and the procedural rules and norms governing the policing of crimes of migration. Attendance, Class Participation, Written Assignments, Exam.