Immigration Law & Policy

Catalog description

Immigration is a complex and dynamic area of law.  This course will introduce you to the basic concepts and procedures underlying immigration law in the United States. We will discuss the legal, historical, and political considerations that have shaped U.S. immigration law.  Topics to be addressed include: the history of immigration laws and the constitutional basis for regulating immigration; the roles of Congress, the Executive, and the Judiciary in immigration law; state involvement in immigration law and policy; who is permitted to enter the United States, who is permitted to remain, how a person can be removed from the United States, and relief from removal.