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Daynard Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program
I’ve the incredible honor of being selected for the Daynard Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program at Northeastern Law School this semester. I’ll be guest lecturing in a few classes, holding office hours with students, doing a roundtable, community lecture, and some other Read More …

Law Review: “Discover Our Model: The Critical Need for School-Based Immigration Legal Services”
The California Law Review at the University of California, Berkeley has finally published my law review article, co-written with Mindy Phillips, about the path-breaking school-based legal services program that we built in our respective positions. The article can be found Read More …

Five Last-Minute Tax Filing Tips
Taxes are due on April 17, 2018 this year, and you still have time to implement these measures and save thousands on the taxes you may owe. Invest in an IRA – Even if you do not use and do Read More …

Citizen Lal – From “Dreamer” to US Citizen
Despite the best efforts of many people, I will be sworn-in as a U.S. citizen in less than three weeks. The citizenship ceremony will be at Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California at 10am on April 19, 2018. Everyone who has Read More …

SF BART: Stop Giving a Platform to Hate Groups
SF BART is once again, giving a platform to white supremacists. An organization that calls itself Progressives for Immigration Reform (PFIR), has placed posters at various BART stations, aimed at getting U.S. tech workers to scapegoat their fellow legal immigrant Read More …