Immigration Law at the 2026 Annual AALS Meeting
The 2026 Association of American Law Schools annual meeting is upon us.
Here are some immigration highlights from Professor Pauline Kim on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Immigration Law Section.
Main Session: Immigration Enforcement and the Limits of the Law, Jan. 6, 2026, 2:35 to 3:50 p.m., Hilton New Orleans Riverside Grand Salon Section 21, First Floor
Moderator/Speaker: Laila L. Hlass (Tulane Univ Law School)
Speakers: Paulina Arnold (Univ of Michigan Law School), G. Jack Chin (UC Davis School of Law), Farma Marouf (Texas A&M Univ. School of Law)
WIP/Incubator Session, Jan. 6, 2026, 4:10 to 5:25 p.m., Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Grand Salon Section 21, First Floor
Pedagogy: Teaching Immigration Law in 2026 & Beyond, Jan. 8, 2026, 4:10 to 5:25 p.m., Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Grand Salon Section 1, First Floor
Moderator: Kathleen Kim (LMU Loyola Law School)
Speakers: Elizabeth A. Keyes (Univ. of Baltimore School of Law), Hiroko Kusuda (Loyola Univ. New Orleans College of Law), H. Marissa Montes (LMU Loyola Law School), Evelyn M. Rangel-Medina (Temple Univ., James E. Beasley School of Law)
In addition, there will be an awards ceremony honoring Professor Kim, who is a recipient of the 2026 Michael A. Olivas Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Mentoring in the Legal Academy. The annual award is presented jointly by four sections of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS): Civil Rights, Education Law, Minority Groups, and Student Services. Professor Kim and Rachel F. Moran are the 2026 recipients of the Olivas Award. Both have produced important immigration law scholarship. The awards ceremony takes place on Jan. 9th at 11 a.m. at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in the St. Charles Ballroom on the Third Floor.
