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Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (COL) Students
Below is a short list of texts and treatises in the ASU libraries’ collection related to the legal issues of immigration law. You can search for other resources in the ASU catalog by using subject headings such as Emigration and Immigration Law, Citizenship, and Noncitizens. AILALink's Books page (available on campus and remotely with ASURITE) features many important titles, including those that explore how immigration law intersects with other legal areas such as criminal, business, and family law. Additional collections of immigration-law treatises can be found on Westlaw (Westlaw password required) and Lexis (Lexis password required).
Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Outline and Reference Tool (Ira J. Kurzban, 2020)
Kurzban’s Sourcebook is a highly respected treatise on immigration law. It is a quick-reference publication written for practitioners and students, with multiple tables of authorities that direct the reader to federal and administrative cases, regulations and statues, and INS, DOS, and DOL rulings on significant issues related to immigration law. It is designed to provide a condensed reference source to all major areas of immigration and nationality law. This title is also available on AILALink (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Ninth Circuit Immigration Outline (Office of Staff Attorneys, last updated March 2024)
This Immigration Outline was prepared by Staff Attorneys of the United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit, and it provides guidance to attorneys. It includes sections related to Jurisdiction and Standard of Review, Relief from Removal (e.g. Asylum, Cancellation of Removal, Adjustment Status), Motions to Reopen or Reconsider, Criminal Issues, Due Process, and Attorney Fees.
Crimmigration Law (César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández, 2021)
This book lays out crimmigration law's contours. It tracks the legal developments that have created crimmigration law and highlights crimmigration law's most salient features: its ability to substantially raise the stakes of criminal prosecutions by dramatically expanding the list of crimes that can result in removal from the United States, its willingness to freely rely on crimes that apply only to migrants, and its vast dependence on detention as a means of policing immigration law. The book is also available on HeinOnline (available on campus or with ASURITE) and on Lexis (Lexis password required).
Essentials of Immigration Law, 6th Ed. (Richard A. Boswell, 2024)
This title offers a broad survey of immigration law, covering the passage of the first immigration-related statute to the current state of affairs. Topics addressed include citizenship and naturalization, deportation and removal, waivers, asylum, criminal violations, family-based immigration, employment-based immigration, and administrative/judicial review. This title is also available on AILALink (available on campus or remotely with ASURITE).
Understanding Immigration Law, 3rd Ed. (Kevin R. Johnson et al., 2019)
This title in the Understanding series traces the evolution of criminal law and policies, describes the various actors involved in the immigration system, and touches upon specific issues such as asylum claims, visas, and the removal process.
AILA Law Journal (Available on campus or remotely with ASURITE)
This publication of The American Immigration Lawyers Association contains timely articles on a range of immigration topics.
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal
The Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, published quarterly since 1985, is a specialized law review that focuses exclusively on immigration-law issues. Each issue includes articles by scholars and legal practitioners, student notes and comments, and a section reviewing current legislative, executive, and judicial developments in immigration. Full-text access to the journal is available on Westlaw (Westlaw password required), Lexis (Lexis password required), and HeinOnline (available on campus and remotely with ASURITE). Recent issues can be accessed on the Journal's website.
Immigration and Human Rights Law Review
The Immigration and Human Rights Law Review has been published by the University of Cincinnati College of Law since 2019. Each issue features original student articles and recent developments regarding immigration and human rights.
Immigration and Nationality Law Review
The Immigration and Nationality Law Review anthologizes a yearly collection of immigration scholarship published in other law journals around the country. Full-text access to most issues of the journal is available on HeinOnline (available on campus and remotely with ASURITE).
International Journal of Refugee Law
The International Journal of Refugee Law publishes original articles on the protection of refugees and other displaced persons in international law. It also includes case law, book reviews, and annotated bibliographies of reports and other publications. Full-text access to the journal is available on HeinOnline (available on campus and remotely with ASURITE).