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Immigration and Family Law Articles

Faculty_davidthronson Professor David Thronson has two great articles on the intersection of immigration and family law:

Creating Crisis: Immigration Raids and the Destabilization of Immigrant Families “The costs to children and families associated with immigration raids mandates rethinking of existing policies relating both to enforcement and to underlying immigration laws.” Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 43, p. 391, 2008.

Custody and Contradictions: Exploring Immigration Law as Federal Family Law in the Context of Child Custody“This article examines possible use of immigration issues in child custody determinations from a traditional family law perspective.”  Hastings Law Journal, Vol. 59, No. 3, p. 453 , 2008.

KJ