Deportation Research Clinic
Buffett Institute for Global Affairs
Northwestern University


 

Deportation Research Clinic, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs Northwestern University

The Deportation Research Clinic studies the misconduct of federal, state, and local agencies implementing deportation laws


Clinic Projects, News, and Contacts


Homepage of the Deportation Research Clinic, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern University - links to studies, media, and contact information

States Without Nations - research and commentary on state efforts to restrict the movement of people across borders, and the alternatives

2017 BOOK!  Citizenship in Question: Evidentiary Birthright and Statelessness (Duke University Press), data and country case studies by leading experts, FREE PDF through Knowledge Unlatched

Law office of R. Andrew Free attorney representing clinic in FOIA litigation
Law office of Nicolette Glazer attorney representing clinic in FOIA litigation

Source Materials

Source Material on US Citizens in Deportation Proceedings, including data on cases assigned adjournment code 54, indicating respondents' assertion of citizenship as a defense against removal

Source Material on ICE Private Prisons, including for One Dollar Per Day: The Slaving Wages of Immigration Jail, From 1943 to Present - Litigation motions and orders for Colorado and Massachussetts, contracts and compliance reviews, invoices and payments, and detainee grievances. An update on this litigation can be found here. 

FOIA Productions

FOIA Litigation

Kleptocrat Transparency Litigation

Working Reports

Age Assesments for Unaccompanied Children:
This American Life: Save The Girl

Private Prison Exploitation Litigation:
The Daily Beast Article: Private Prison Bosses Beg Taxpayers to Pay Human-Trafficking Lawsuit Bills