Amna A. Akbar Amna A. Akbar is a professor of law at The Ohio State University. Sign up for our newsletter Subscribe to get our newsletter, for the latest reviews, essays and interviews delivered straight to your inbox! Advertisement Writing on Public Books Interviews “The Basic Liberal Narrative Is Gone”: Immigrant Rights and Abolition with Silky Shah “A singular focus on conditions, rather than the violence of immigration detention itself, just lent itself to expansion.”