St. Louis University Law Journal immigration symposium

Kevin R. Johnson

31 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

The St. Louis University Law Journal has published an immigration symposium. Here are the articles:

Richard J. Childress Memorial Lecture: Immigration and the Supreme Court in the Early Days of the Second Trump Administration
Kevin R. Johnson

Articles

Cruel Deference: State Narratives, Credibility, and Power in Convention Against Torture Adjudications
Amelia S. McGowan

The Odyssey of Third Country Removal
Matthew Boaz

Illiberal Immigration Inconsistencies: Finding Unifying Principles on the Left
Sheldon Evans

Sanctuary Standoff: Constitutional Fault Lines in Immigration Enforcement
Cindy G. Buys

The End of Asylum: Biden, Trump, and Latin America in Crisis
Ernesto Sagas, Ediberto Roman, and Richard T. Middleton

ICE Non-Accountability in the Second Trump Administration
Sabrina Balgamwalla

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