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288.1 sec. 001 - Immigration Law (Spring 2025)

Instructor: David Hausman  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

MW 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 105
From January 13, 2025
To April 29, 2025

Course Start: January 13, 2025
Course End: April 29, 2025
Class Number: 32890

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 48
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 85
As of: 11/23 11:55 PM


This course surveys U.S. immigration law. The course will review the constitutional basis for regulating immigration into the United States; the contours of the immigration bureaucracy; the admission of nonimmigrants (i.e., temporary visitors) and immigrants into the U.S.; the detention, deportation, and exclusion of nonimmigrants and immigrants; refugee and asylum law; administrative and judicial review; and immigration and national security.

Requirements Satisfaction:


Units from this class count towards the J.D. Race and Law Requirement.

The Race and Law Requirement applies to the class of 2026 and beyond.


Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 8 hours
Course Category: Public Law and Policy
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
International and Comparative Law
Race and Law
Social Justice and Public Interest

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