Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law

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“  My research focuses on the role of discretion in immigration law. My research also explores the intersection of immigration, race, and national security. I am the author of two academic books: Beyond Deportation: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases (NYU Press 2015) and Banned: Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump (NYU Press 2019).  ”

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The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Law

Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Vol. 9 , No. 2, p. 243, 2010, Penn State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25-2010
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 01 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2010
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Response, In Defense of DACA, Deferred Action, and the DREAM Act

Texas Law Review, Vol. 91:59, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 5-2013
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 02 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2013
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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My Great FOIA Adventure and Discoveries of Deferred Action Cases at ICE

27 Geo. Immigr. L.J. 345, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 6-2013
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2014
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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The Case Against Chevron Deference in Immigration Adjudication

Duke Law Journal, Vol. 70, pp. 1197-1243, 2021, Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 558, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 15-2020, C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State Research Paper No. 20-15
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2021
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Christopher J. Walker
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law and University of Michigan Law School
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chevron deference, immigration, administrative adjudication, rulemaking, administrative law

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Sharing Secrets: Examining Deferred Action and Transparency in Immigration Law

University of New Hampshire Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, The Pennsylvania State University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 21-2011
Number of pages: 201 Posted: 06 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2012
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Demystifying Employment Authorization and Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases

6 Columbia Journal of Race and Law 1, 2016, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 8-2015
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2016
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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The Rise of Speed Deportation and the Role of Discretion

Columbia Journal of Race and Law (Volume, 5 Issue 1), Penn State Law Research Paper No. 31-2014
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 26 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 30 Dec 2014
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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The History of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Law

American University Law Review, Vol. 64, 2015, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 6
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 May 2015
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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immigration law, prosecutorial discretion

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The Morton Memo and Prosecutorial Discretion: An Overview

Immigration Policy Center, July 2011, The Pennsylvania State University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 17-2011
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 22 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2011
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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The Immigration Prosecutor and the Judge: Examining the Role of the Judiciary in Prosecutorial Discretion Decisions

Harvard Latino Law Review, 2013, Penn State Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2-2012
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2013
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Plyler v. Doe

Draft Manuscript for FEMINIST JUDGMENTS: REWRITTEN IMMIGRATION LAW OPINIONS (Cambridge Univ. Press) (Kathleen Kim, Kevin Lapp & Jennifer J. Lee eds., Forthcoming 2023).
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 06 Jun 2022
Michael A. Olivas and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
University of Houston Law Center and The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Plyler, immigration, higher education, Supreme Court

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Is Immigration Law National Security Law?

66 Emory Law Journal 669, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 21-2016
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2017
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Darkside Discretion in Immigration Cases

72 Admin. L. Rev. 367 (2020)., Penn State Law Research Paper No. 03-2020
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2020
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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immigration, discretion, asylum, adjustment of status, waivers

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Beyond Deportation: Understanding Immigration Prosecutorial Discretion and United States v. Texas

36 Immigration and Nationality Law Review 94, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 20-2016
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 14 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2016
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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The President and Deportation: DACA, DAPA, and the Sources and Limits of Executive Authority - Response to Hiroshi Motomura

Washburn Law Journal, Vol. 55, No. 189, 2016, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 3-2016
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 23 Feb 2016
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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immigration, prosecutorial discretion, DACA, DAPA, deferred action

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Assessing Visions of Democracy in Regulatory Policymaking

Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 21, pp. 389-412, 2023, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 24-003, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 8-2023
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 28 Feb 2024
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Christopher J. Walker
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law and University of Michigan Law School
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regulation, policymaking, immigration, rulemaking, accountability

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Under Arrest: Immigrants' Rights and the Rule of Law

University of Memphis Law Review, Vol. 38, No. 853, 2008
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Feb 2009
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Reading the Morton Memo: Federal Priorities and Prosecutorial Discretion

Immigration Policy Center-American Immigration Council, December 2010, The Pennsylvania State University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 46-2010
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Dec 2010
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Immigration Law's Catch-22: The Case for Removing the Three and Ten-Year Bars

Bender's Immigration Bulletin 2014
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 05 Nov 2014
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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20.

Decitizenizing Asian Pacific American Women

University of Colorado Law Review, Forthcoming, Penn State Law Research Paper 2-2022
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2022
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia and Margaret Hu
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law and William & Mary Law School
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immigration, Chinese exclusion, discrimination, citizenship

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The Policy and Politics of Immigrant Rights

Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review, Vol. 16, No. 387, 2007
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Feb 2009
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Discretion and Disobedience in the Chinese Exclusion Era

29 Asian Am. L.J. 49 (2022), Penn State Law Research Paper 22-2021
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2022
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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immigration, prosecutorial discretion, Chinese exclusion, race, racism

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Use of the Term 'Illegal Alien'

Sage Publications, 2012
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 11 Apr 2013
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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The Aftermath of United States v. Texas: Rediscovering Deferred Action

Notice and Comment, Yale Journal on Regulation, August 10, 2016., Penn State Law Research Paper No. 19-2016
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 11 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2016
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Business as Usual: Immigration and the National Security Exception

Penn State Law Review, Vol. 114, No. 4, p. 1485, 2010, Pennsylvania State University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 28-2010
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 12 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2010
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Remarks on Executive Action and Immigration Reform

48 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (2016), Forthcoming, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 2-2016
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 20 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2016
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Immigration Litigation in the Time of Trump

53 UC Davis L. Rev. Online 121 (2019), Penn State Law Research Paper No. 11-2019
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Nov 2019
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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National Security, Immigration and the Muslim Bans

Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 75, No. 1475, 2018, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 1-2019
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 10 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2019
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Immigration: Mind Over Matter

University of Maryland Law Journal on Race, Religion, Gender & Class, Vol. 5, p. 201, 2005
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Feb 2009
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Immigration Enforcement and the Future of Discretion

23 Roger Williams Univ. L. Rev. 353 (2018), Penn State Law Research Paper No. 7-2018
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Jul 2018
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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immigration, prosecutorial discretion, DAPA, DACA, deferred action

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Diversity and Inclusion in Law School and the Legal Profession

Immigration Prof Blog, September 11, 2017, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 13-2017
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 25 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2017
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Immigration Remarks for the 10th Annual Wiley A. Branton Symposium

Howard Law Journal, Vol. 57, No. 3, 2014, Penn State Law Research Paper No. 30-2014
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 02 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2014
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Remarks on Prosecutorial Discretion and Immigration

123 Dickinson L.Rev. 7333 (2019), Penn State Law Research Paper No. 2-2019
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 May 2019 Last Revised: 24 May 2019
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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Americans in Waiting: Finding Solutions for Long Term Residents

46 Notre Dame J. Legis. 29 (2019), Penn State Law Research Paper No. 2-2020
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 06 Feb 2020
Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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In Expert Defense of DACA

Immigration and Nationality Law Review (INLR) , 2019
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Kevin R. Johnson and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
University of California, Davis - School of Law and The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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DACA, immigration

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COVID-19 and Immigration: Reflections From the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants' Rights

in Migration in the Time of COVID-19: Comparative Law and Policy Responses 2020
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 11 Oct 2021
Kaitlyn Box and Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
Penn State Law and The Pennsylvania State University (University Park) – Penn State Law
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clinical education, community lawyering, migration