Immigration Article of the Day: Multigenerational Illegality: Transforming Indigenous People to "Illegal" Beings by Evelyn Rangel-Medina

Immigration Article of the Day:  Multigenerational Illegality: Transforming Indigenous People to "Illegal" Beings by Evelyn Rangel-Medina

Multigenerational Illegality: Transforming Indigenous People to "Illegal" Beings by Evelyn Rangel-Medina

Abstract
This Article integrates multigenerational illegality into the canon by employing conceptual analysis and personal narrative. Multigenerational illegality explains how mixed-status Indigenous, Black, Latinx/e, and Asian and Pacific Islander families are branded as "illegal" and systemically denied pathways to status or citizenship, thereby becoming marginalized across generations. In this way, this Article demonstrates the legal injuries and sacrificios of mixed-status families of color caused by the system of immigration law and enforcement.

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Immigration Article of the Day:  Recalibrating the Plenary Power Doctrine After Trump v. Hawaii, Thuraissigiam, and Loper Bright by Abdul Aziz Meslat

Immigration Article of the Day: Recalibrating the Plenary Power Doctrine After Trump v. Hawaii, Thuraissigiam, and Loper Bright by Abdul Aziz Meslat

Recalibrating the Plenary Power Doctrine After Trump v. Hawaii, Thuraissigiam, and Loper Bright by Abdul Aziz Meslat Abstract This Article reexamines the constitutional foundations and contemporary operation of the plenary power doctrine in U.S. immigration law. For more than a century, the doctrine has afforded Congress and the Executive

By Kevin R. Johnson
Livestreamed Conference (No Charge):  Got Habeas? New Clinics, Theories, and Developments in Immigration Detention Litigation and Teaching, OCTOBER 9

Livestreamed Conference (No Charge): Got Habeas? New Clinics, Theories, and Developments in Immigration Detention Litigation and Teaching, OCTOBER 9

CONFERENCE: Got Habeas? New Clinics, Theories, and Developments in Immigration Detention Litigation and Teaching, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pacific | King Hall, Room 1001 | MCLE Credits Available | No Registration Fee | Livestreamed. Lunch provided to registrants. Register in advance. Program 10 – 11:30 a.m. Panel

By Kevin R. Johnson