Anil Kalhan

Drexel University

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1.

Colonial Continuities: Human Rights, Terrorism, and Security Laws in India

Columbia Journal of Asian Law, Vol. 20, p. 93, 2006, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 970503
Number of pages: 143 Posted: 14 Mar 2007
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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India, South Asia, terrorism, emergency, preventive detention, security, human rights, comparative constitutional law, police, criminal justice reform

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Rethinking Immigration Detention

Columbia Law Review Sidebar, Vol. 110, p. 42, July 2010, Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Research Paper No. 1556867
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 25 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2011
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, detention, due process, constitution, immcarceration, incarceration, imprisonment, criminal, crime, law, enforcement

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Land Rights Issues in International Human Rights Law

Malaysian Journal on Human Rights, Vol. 4, No. 10, 2010, Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Research Paper , Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1921447
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 03 Sep 2011
Elisabeth Wickeri and Anil Kalhan
Fordham University - Leitner Center/Fordham Law School and Drexel University
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international law, international human rights, land rights

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Constitution and 'Extraconstitution': Colonial Emergency Regimes in Postcolonial India and Pakistan

EMERGENCY POWERS IN ASIA, Victor V. Ramraj & Arun K. Thiruvengadam, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2010, Drexel College of Law Research Paper No. 2009-A-16
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 08 May 2009 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2014
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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emergency powers, constitution, extraconstitution, rule of law, legality, lawyers' movement, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Indira Gandhi, Pervez Musharraf

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Immigration Policing and Federalism Through the Lens of Technology, Surveillance, and Privacy

Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 74, 2013, Drexel University School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-A-05
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 29 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2014
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, immigration enforcement, comprehensive immigration reform, surveillance, dataveillance, privacy, migration, citizenship, police, policing, federalism, Secure Communities, NCIC, FBI, Homeland Security

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'Gray Zone' Constitutionalism and the Dilemma of Judicial Independence in Pakistan

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 46, No. 1, January 2013
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 18 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2013
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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Pakistan, South Asia, judiciary, judicial independence, judicial accountability, Parliament, Supreme Court, lawyers' movement, deep state, transformative preservation, military, army, transition, democracy, authoritarianism, gray zone

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Immigration Surveillance

Maryland Law Review, Vol. 74, No. 1, 2014, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-A-07
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 14 Jan 2015
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, immigration enforcement, comprehensive immigration reform, surveillance, dataveillance, privacy, migration, citizenship

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Stop and Frisk, Judicial Independence, and the Ironies of Improper Appearances

Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, Vol. 27, Issue 4, 2014
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 28 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2014
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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stop and frisk, racial profiling, judicial independence, recusal, disqualification, judicial ethics, judicial conduct, judicial misconduct, judiciary, Fourth Amendment, equality, equal protection, Southern District of New York, Second Circuit, NYPD

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Deferred Action, Supervised Enforcement Discretion, and the Rule of Law Basis for Executive Action on Immigration

63 UCLA Law Review Discourse 58 (2015), Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2015
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, deferred action, DACA, DAPA, executive action, prosecutorial discretion, enforcement discretion, rule of law, separation of powers, DACA, DAPA, judicial decision-making, judicial ethics, judicial conduct, judicial misconduct, judiciary

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2022 Supplement to Stephen H. Legomsky & David B. Thronson, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy

Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, Anil Kalhan, and Rose Cuison-Villazor, 2022 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (2022), University Casebook Series, Foundation Press
Number of pages: 252 Posted: 17 Aug 2022
Anil Kalhan, Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson and Rose Cuison-Villazor
Drexel University, Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law, Michigan State University College of Law and Rutgers Law School
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immigration, citizenship, refugees, asylum, criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law, administrative law, public health, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, casebook

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The Fourth Amendment and Privacy Implications of Interior Immigration Enforcement

UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 41, 2008, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1088769
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 30 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2008
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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privacy, immigration, status, interior, enforcement, Fourth Amendment, Katz, federalism

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Immigration Enforcement and Federalism after September 11, 2001

IMMIGRATION, INTEGRATION, AND SECURITY: AMERICA AND EUROPE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia & Simon Reich, eds., Univ. of Pittsburgh Press, 2008, Fordham Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1145666
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 16 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2008
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, citizenship, interior enforcement, federalism, local government, police, driver's licenses

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(Abridged Version) Colonial Continuities: Human Rights, Terrorism, and Security Laws in India

Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 375-484, 2007, Drexel College of Law Research Paper No. 2009-A-03
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 05 Dec 2008
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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India, South Asia, terrorism, emergency, preventive detention, security, human rights, comparative constitutional law, police, criminal justice reform

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Judicial Illiberalism: How Captured Courts Are Entrenching Trump-Era Immigration Policies

Lex, September 2022, at 28
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 27 Sep 2022
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, enforcement, discretion, priorities, deportation, removal, moratorium, separation of powers, DACA, deferred action, judicial decision-making, judiciary, judges, Biden, Trump, entrenchment, refugees, asylum, Title 42, public health, MPP, Remain in Mexico, shadow docket, illiberalism

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Thinking Critically About International and Transnational Legal Education

Drexel Law Review, Vol. 5. No. 2, p. 285, 2013, Forthcoming, Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-A-02
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 11 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 28 Sep 2017
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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2024 Supplement to Stephen H. Legomsky & David B. Thronson, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy

Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, & Anil Kalhan, 2024 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (2024), University Casebook Series, Foundation Press, Washington University in St. Louis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 24-07-03
Number of pages: 281 Posted: 31 Jul 2024 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2025
Anil Kalhan, David B. Thronson and Stephen H. Legomsky
Drexel University, Michigan State University College of Law and Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law
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2020 Supplement to Stephen H. Legomsky & David B. Thronson, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (7th ed. 2019)

Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, Rose Cuison Villazor, and Anil Kalhan, 2020 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (2020), University Casebook Series, Foundation Press
Number of pages: 224 Posted: 28 Oct 2020
Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, Rose Cuison-Villazor and Anil Kalhan
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law, Michigan State University College of Law, Rutgers Law School and Drexel University
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immigration, citizenship, refugees, asylum, criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law, administrative law, public health, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, casebook

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Building Immigration Policy Back Better

What’s the Big Idea? Recommendations for Improving Law & Policy in the Next Administration and in the States (Kara Stein ed., 2020)
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 Jan 2021
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, citizenship, refugees, asylum, federalism, public health, coronavirus, COVID-19, Trump, Biden, transition

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Symposium: Perspectives on Fundamental Rights in South Asia - Guest Editor's Preface

Drexel Law Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, p. 361, 2010
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 20 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2013
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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South Asia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Constitution, Comparative Constitutional Law, Fundamental Rights, Human Rights, Marc Galanter, Shylashri Shankar, Elisabeth Wickeri, Payal Shah, Sehla Ashai, Arpan Banerjee

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Immigration Enforcement, Strategic Entrenchment, and the Dead Hand of the Trump Presidency

2021 University of Illinois Law Review Online 46 (Biden 100 Days)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 12 May 2021
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, enforcement, prosecutorial discretion, enforcement discretion, priorities, deportation, removal, moratorium, rule of law, separation of powers, DACA, DAPA, deferred action, judicial decision-making, judiciary, judges, Biden, Trump, entrenchment, strategic entrenchment

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Hamilton and the Limits of Contemporary Immigration Narratives

Hamilton and the Law: Reading Today’s Most Contentious Legal Issues through the Hit Musical (Lisa A. Tucker ed., Cornell Univ. Press 2020)
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Nov 2021
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Immigrants, Immigration, Citizenship, History, Legal History, Migration, DREAMers, Dream Act, DACA, Legalization

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2021 Supplement to Stephen H. Legomsky & David B. Thronson, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy

Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, Anil Kalhan, and Rose Cuison-Villazor, 2021 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (2021), University Casebook Series, Foundation Press
Number of pages: 231 Posted: 02 Sep 2021
Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, Anil Kalhan and Rose Cuison-Villazor
Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law, Michigan State University College of Law, Drexel University and Rutgers Law School
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immigration, citizenship, refugees, asylum, criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law, administrative law, public health, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, casebook

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2023 Supplement to Stephen H. Legomsky & David B. Thronson, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy

Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, and Anil Kalhan, 2023 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (2023), University Casebook Series, Foundation Press
Number of pages: 257 Posted: 09 Aug 2023
Anil Kalhan, David B. Thronson and Stephen H. Legomsky
Drexel University, Michigan State University College of Law and Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law
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immigration, citizenship, refugees, asylum, criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law, administrative law, public health, coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, casebook

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Knowledge and Democracy at Risk: From Florida to Pennsylvania and Beyond

16 Drexel Law Review 685 (2024)
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Aug 2024
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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academic freedom, democracy, freedom of speech, education, colleges, universities, libraries, critical race theory, "divisive concepts", book bans, university governance, faculty, autocracy, educational gag orders, censorship, First Amendment

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Detention of Asylum Seekers En Masse: Immigration Detention in the United States

Forthcoming in Immigration Detention: The Migration of a Policy and Its Human Impact (Amy Nethery & Stephanie J. Silverman eds., Routledge 2015).
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 06 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2015
Christina Haines and Anil Kalhan
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Drexel University
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immigration, detention, asylum, refugee, United States

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DAPA, 'Lawful Presence,' and the Illusion of a Problem

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Research Paper No. 2016-W-02
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 15 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2016
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, deferred action, prosecutorial discretion, DACA, DAPA, Supreme Court

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Revisiting the 1996 Experiment in Comprehensive Immigration Severity in the Age of Trump

9 Drexel Law Review 261 (2017), Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 29 Sep 2017
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, immigration law, immigration reform, comprehensive immigration reform, IIRIRA, AEDPA, PRWORA, 1996

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Is Judge Hanen's Smackdown of Executive Action on Immigration 'Narrowly Crafted'?

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Mar 2015
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, deferred action, prosecutorial discretion, DACA, DAPA

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2019 Supplement to Stephen H. Legomsky & David B. Thronson, Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (7th ed. 2019)

Stephen H. Legomsky, David B. Thronson, Rose Cuison Villazor, and Anil Kalhan, 2019 Supplement to the Seventh Edition of Immigration and Refugee Law and Policy (2019) , University Casebook Series, Foundation Press
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 18 Dec 2020
Rose Cuison-Villazor, Anil Kalhan, David B. Thronson and Stephen H. Legomsky
Rutgers Law School, Drexel University, Michigan State University College of Law and Washington University in St. Louis - School of Law
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immigration, citizenship, refugees, asylum, criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional law, administrative law, casebook

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Judicial Illiberalism: How Captured Courts Are Entrenching Trump-Era Immigration Policies (Full Version)

Bender's Immigration Bulletin, Vol. 27, No. 22, at 1971-79 (Nov. 15, 2022)
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 29 Nov 2022
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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immigration, enforcement, discretion, priorities, deportation, removal, moratorium, separation of powers, DACA, deferred action, judicial decision-making, judiciary, judges, Biden, Trump, entrenchment, refugees, asylum, Title 42, public health, MPP, Remain in Mexico, shadow docket, illiberalism

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A Comprehensive Approach to "Immigrant-Friendly" State and Local Policies

Drexel Policy Notes, Vol 2, No. 1 (2015)
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 07 Dec 2020
Anil Kalhan
Drexel University
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