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Books
Protecting Migrant Children: In Search of Best Practice, Second Edition, co-authored with M. Crock (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019)
Representing Immigrant Children, Treatise and Annotated Pleadings, co-authored with C. Thomas and C. Shannon, Practicing Law Institute (2016)
Protecting the Migrant Child: Central Issues in the Search for Best Practice, co-authored with M. Crock, Human Rights Workbook Series (Elgar Press, 2016)
Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Strategies, Co-Author (LexisNexis, 2013 with supplement updates in 2014 and 2015)
Questions and Answers, Immigration and Nationality Law: A Student Study Aid, Co-Author (LexisNexis, 2013)
Book Chapters
“The Real Borders: Understanding Barriers in U.S. Immigration Law,” chapter in book published in Italy, prepared for a symposium on citizenship and immigration law held in Procida, Italy (2016)
“Ethics and Representing Immigrant Children” chapter in Practicing Law Institute 48th Annual Immigration and Nationality Law Program (2015)
“Deportation Procedure and Due Process,” in Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court (2009)
“The Myth of Alien Labor Certification,” in Cross-Border Human Resources, Labor and Employment Issues (Kluwer Law International, 2005)
“Unresolved Issues and Unintended Consequences of IRIRA of 1996: Effects Upon Immigrants’ Rights,” Chapter 3 in XXI In Defense of the Alien (Center for Migration Studies, 1999)
“The ‘New World’ of Judicial Review of Removal Orders,” in 1997–1998 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, Volume II, pgs. 32–59 (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1997)
“Judicial Review After the 1996 Legislation,” Chapter 15 in 30th Annual Immigration and Naturalization Institute, pgs. 405–412 (Practising Law Institute, 1997)
“Fundamentals of Judicial Review of Orders of Deportation and Exclusion,” in 1996–1997 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, Volume I, pgs. 484–496 (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1996)
“Preparation of a Successful Claim for Political Asylum or Withholding Deportation,” Chapter 1 in 29th Annual Immigration and Naturalization Institute, pgs. 7–18 (Practising Law Institute, 1996)
“Surviving to Fight Another Day: Preserving Issues for Appeal,” in 1995–1996 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, Volume II, pgs. 353–366 (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1995)
“Exclusion Alert: Your Client May be a Smuggler,” in 1994–1995 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook, Volume II, pgs. 456–462 (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1994)
“The Long Last Step: A Discussion of Adjustment of Status and Immigrant Visa Processing,” in Workshops for Legal Assistants, 1994: Basic Immigration Procedures, pgs. 427–444 (Practising Law Institute, 1994)
“Employment-Based Immigration: The First Three Preferences,” co-authored with N.B. Elkind, in Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook 1991–92, Regulatory Overview, pgs. 140–155 (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1991)
“Employer Sanctions and Anti-Discrimination Provisions,” in The Immigration Act of 1990 Handbook: The Complete Practice Guide to the 1990 Act (Clark, Boardman & Callaghan, 1991; Second Edition, 1992)
“Immigrant Investors and the First Employment-Based Preference: Priority Workers,” co-authored with M. Lukoschek, in The California Annual Conference Handbook (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1992)
“Life After Mergers and Acquisitions: The Immigration Impact on U.S. Employers and Alien Workers,” co-authored with A. Paparelli, in 1990–1991 Immigration and Nationality Law Handbook (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1990)
“The Seasonal Agricultural Workers and Replenishment Workers,” in Immigration and Nationality Law, Volume I (American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1989)
Articles
“Administrative Chaos: Responding to Child Refugees – U.S. Immigration Process in Crisis,” Washington and Lee Law Review (2018)
“Caught in the Web: Immigrant Children in Removal Proceedings,” co-authored with C. Thomas, essay for Impact Center for Social Justice, New York Law School (2016)
“Bridging the Gap for Immigration Children: Remedies for Children Facing Removal,” Practicing Law Institute (2014)
“The Federal Power to Preempt State Immigration Regulation,” 46th Annual Immigration and Nationality Law Conference, Practicing Law Institute (2013)
“The Search for Fair Agency Process: The Immigration Opinions of Judge Michael Daly Hawkins, 1994–2010,” Arizona State Law Journal (2011)
“As Old as the Hills: Detention and Immigration,” 5 Intercultural Human Rights Law Review 11 (2010)
“You Can’t Get There From Here: Managing Judicial Review of Immigration Cases,” University of Chicago Legal Forum 405 (2007)
“Making Paper Dolls: How Restrictions on Judicial Review and the Administrative Process Increase Immigration Cases in the Federal Courts,” 51 New York Law School Law Review 37–73 (2006–07)
“Introduction, Symposium: Seeking Review: Immigration Law and Federal Court Jurisdiction,” 51 New York Law School Law Review 3–11 (2006–07)
“Separate, Unequal and Alien: Comments on the Limits of Brown,” 49 New York Law School Law Review 727–739 (2004–05)
“Breaking Bureaucratic Borders: A Necessary Step Toward Immigration Law Reform,” 54 Administrative Law Review 203–332 (2002)
“The Invisible Worker,” 27 North Carolina University Law School Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 483–496 (2002)
“The ‘New World’ of Judicial Review of Removal Orders,” 12 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 233–264 (1998)
“Back to the Future: Congress Attacks the Right to Judicial Review of Immigration Proceedings,” 29 Connecticut Law Review 1411–1499 (1997)
“By Hook or By Crook: Exploring the Legality of an INS Sting Operation,” 31 San Diego Law Review 813–859 (1994)
“INS Undercover Operations,” 74 Interpreter Releases 777 (1994)
“A Practitioner’s Guide to Successful Labor Certifications,” co-authored with R.C. Bacon, 88 Immigration Briefings 5 (1988)
“Desert Survival: The Evolving Western Irrigation District,” Arizona State Law Journal 377–417 (1982)
Editing
Contributing Editor, American Immigration Lawyers Association’s (AILA) Removal and Relief Handbook (1999)
Editor, AILA’s Family Immigration Law Handbook (1994)
Editor, Immigration Law and Defense (Clark, Boardman & Callaghan, 1989–1991)
Other Writing
Report, “Enhancing Quality and Timeliness of Immigration Removal Adjudication,” co-authored with Russell R. Wheeler, Administrative Conference of the United States (2012)
U.S. Anti-Discrimination Laws, Contribution to the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), co-authored with M. Roeffer (2010–11)
“Aliens and the State Courts: A Framework for Analysis,” Connecticut State Judiciary Annual Training (2009)
“Immigration Employer Sanctions and Antidiscrimination Provisions,” Article 8.4 in Arizona Employment Law Handbook, at 8.4-1–8.4-17 (State Bar of Arizona, 1995)
“Understanding U.S. Immigration Laws,” paper presented at a conference co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Consulate of the People’s Republic of China and Bryan Cave, LLP (1992)