E.N. Thompson Forum: Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia, Facing Immigrant Exclusion: Then and Now

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia’s research focuses on the role of prosecutorial discretion in immigration law and the intersections of race, national security and immigration. Her work has been published in numerous law journals and she is the author of two award-winning books, Beyond Deportation: The Role of Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Cases (2015) and Banned: Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump (2019), as well as the author of Immigration and Nationality Law: Problems and Solutions. Wadhia is the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and Clinical Professor of Law at Penn State Law. 
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