6845
Spring 2024
Employment and Family-Based Immigration Law
This introduction to immigration law course takes a practitioner’s approach to immigration law, policy, and procedure. This course is a blend of introductory and higher-level immigration law, beginning with the authority to regulate immigration and progressing to the substantive and procedural aspects of family and employment-based immigration law that comprises the majority of US immigration. This class will explore the legal principles, procedures, and policies regarding family and employment-based immigration law, as well as provide practical strategies that will better enable you to practice in this area.
Instructors
H. Sam Myers III
Adjunct: General Curriculum
Sarah K. Peterson ’05
Adjunct: General Curriculum
Course Information
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Employment and Family-Based Immigration LawCredits
3
Prerequisites
Law 6872 Immigration Law recommended
Graduation Requirements
Upper Division Legal Writing
Subject / Concentration
Family Law*
Immigration Law*
Labor & Employment Law*
Student year
J.D. - 2L/3L (Upper Division)
LL.M.
Grade base
A - F
Course type
Seminar
* Indicates Concentration