Alina Das is an immigrant rights professor, attorney, and activist. She is a Professor of Clinical Law at New York University School of Law, where she co-directs the Immigrant Rights Clinic. She litigates and writes in the area of deportation and detention defense on behalf of immigrant communities.
Alina Das
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Writing on Public Books
The Big Picture: Criminalizing Immigrants
Peering out the windows of John F. Kennedy Airport in the early morning hours of January 29, 2017, I had hope for this country’s future on immigration policy. Hundreds of ordinary New Yorkers were still gathered outside the airport protesting the first iteration of President Trump’s Muslim Ban. Inside the airport, desperate but resilient individuals […]
