Immigration Law (US JD Academic Unit)
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Syllabus
- Constitutional & Statutory FrameworkTopic
Plenary power doctrine (Congress/Executive) · INA structure (Title 8 USC) · Key agencies: DHS, USCIS, CBP, ICE, DOJ/EOIR, DOS
- Admission & Nonimmigrant VisasTopic
Visa categories: B, F, H-1B, H-2A/B, L, O, TN, J · Grounds of inadmissibility (INA §212) · Waivers of inadmissibility
- Lawful Permanent Residence (LPR / Green Card)Topic
Family-based immigration (INA §§201-204): immediate relatives, preference categories · Employment-based immigration (EB-1 through EB-5) · Diversity Visa Lottery
- Removal / DeportationTopic
Grounds of deportability (INA §237) · Removal proceedings: NTA, immigration court, EOIR · Expedited removal
- Relief from RemovalTopic
Asylum (INA §208): well-founded fear, PSG, nexus · Cancellation of removal: LPR (§240A(a)) vs. non-LPR (§240A(b)) · Voluntary departure
- Asylum & Refugee LawTopic
Refugee definition (INA §101(a)(42)): race, religion, nationality, PSG, political opinion · Particular social group (PSG) doctrine · Bars to asylum: persecution, crime, security
- Citizenship & NaturalizationTopic
Birthright citizenship (14th Amendment, jus soli) · Naturalization requirements (INA §316) · Acquisition/derivation of citizenship
- Enforcement & DetentionTopic
Interior enforcement: ICE operations, 287(g) · Detention: mandatory detention, bond hearings · Laken Riley Act (2025) mandatory detention expansion
- Judicial ReviewTopic
BIA appeals & circuit court review (INA §242) · Limits on judicial review (REAL ID Act) · Habeas corpus in immigration context
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What is the plenary power doctrine and which case established it?
130 U.S. 581 (1889) - INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca
Define 'persecution' in the context of asylum law.
480 U.S. 421 (1987) - INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca
What is the standard for establishing 'well-founded fear' in asylum cases?
480 U.S. 421 (1987)
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