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The Washington Post: Can a green-card holder be deported? What to know as student is arrested.
Professor Annie Lai said the process of deporting a green-card holder typically involves an order from an immigration judge. “What can happen is a person can be charged as deportable. And then they would be able to have their case heard by an immigration judge,” she said.
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UC Irvine Law Clinics Launch Community Workshop Series at El Centro Cultural de México in Santa Ana
IRVINE, Calif. (February 11, 2025) — University of California, Irvine School of Law’s Clinics have launched a workshop series for community members in partnership with El Centro Cultural de México in Santa Ana. Coordinated with the help of inaugural Santa Ana Legal Empowerment Attorney Sarah Beydoun (’23), the workshops aim to empower community members with…
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Daily Journal: Santa Ana Weighs Reviving Immigrant Protection Panel*
Professor Annie Lai explained that while immigration law falls under federal authority, states can regulate their officers’ involvement and resource use. She cited the 10th Amendment’s anti-commandeering doctrine, which bars the federal government from forcing states to enforce federal policies.
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ABC7: OC Advocates Prepare Immigrant Communities for Trump’s New Policies
Clinical Professor Annie Lai is quoted: “Those attempts to cut off the flow of certain federal grants were also challenged in court, and many of them, those actions, were struck down.”
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Daily Pilot: Huntington Beach sues state of California over sanctuary law*
Professor Annie Lai, director of UC Irvine Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, was quoted in the Daily Pilot discussing Huntington Beach’s recent lawsuit against California’s sanctuary state law.
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Immigrant Rights Clinic: Advocacy Groups File Suit Seeking Transparency on ICE Enforcement Practices
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Daily Journal: ICE may have tough time getting court ok for ‘knock and talk’*
Prof. Annie Lai, a director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic which represented the plaintiffs in the case, commented on ICE’s ability to continue “knock and talk” operations by obtaining judicial warrants.
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Court Rules Against Ice “Knock and Arrests”
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UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic and Professor Annie Lai Honored by ACLU SoCal
IRVINE, Calif. (June 2, 2023) — The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce that the UCI Law Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) and Professor Annie Lai were awarded the Immigrants’ Rights Award at the ACLU SoCal Advocates for Justice Reception on June 1, 2023. They joined Hunter V. Armour, Madelyn Chen, Anjan Choudhury, Jacob Kreilkamp, Giovanni…
