Denise L Gilman in the Media

CBS News August 28, 2025

Longtime North Texas dry cleaners detained after dropping daughter off at college, facing possible deportation

Clinical Professor Denise Gilman explains that while it is standard procedure for state troopers to collaborate with federal law enforcement, the extent to which local law enforcement is involved in turning over immigrants is unusual.

Tampa Bay Times August 22, 2025

Backlogged cases in Florida reflect crippled federal immigration court system

Clinical Professor Denise Gilman suggests more efficient ways than the Trump administration's approach, which wastes courts' resources, to reduce the backlog in immigration cases.

Dallas Observer July 30, 2025

After She Posted ‘I Stand With ICE,’ Trump Fan’s Husband Facing Deportation

Professor Denise Gilman explains immigration law is often harsh toward anyone with a criminal record and added that community support can play a key role in convincing a judge to stop a deportation.

HuffPost April 11, 2025

Judges, Attorneys Face Trump’s Salvadoran Black Hole

Clinical Professor Denise Gilman believes that the Trump administration sending detainees to El Salvador qualifies as an "enforced disappearance" under international law and conflicts with both U.S. statute and legal norms.

The Christian Science Monitor April 11, 2025

To speed deportations, Trump revives rarely used laws

Clinical Professor Denise Gilman predicts the courts likely will engage with the expansive use of foreign policy and wartime powers following President Trump's invoking of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 during a time of peace.

The Christian Science Monitor March 19, 2025

‘Move fast and break things’? Judges are telling Trump to put them back together.

Professor Denise Gilman underscores that abiding by federal court rulings is fundamental to the U.S. government system as court injunctions struggle to keep up with the Trump's administration's rapid pace of deportations.

Texas Tribune March 17, 2025

Feds are opening more detention centers in Texas as Trump administration steps up deportations

Professor Denise Gilman characterizes actions at Texas detention centers for immigrant families as "government child abuse."

The Christian Science Monitor January 30, 2025

Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship could upend 150 years of law

Professor Denise Gilman comments that, historically, birthright citizenship in the United States is enshrined not just in the Constitution, but in the foundation for all American law: English common law.

Bloomberg November 1, 2024

How to End the Backlog of Asylum Cases? Take Them Out of the Courts

Professor Denise Gilman asserts that the U.S. immigration system needs dramatic changes to address its backlog of cases, which is causing lengthy delays in determining asylum cases.

Just Security July 4, 2024

Welcoming the Persecuted is an American Value

Professor Denise Gilman co-authors an opinion piece on refugee law and policy in relation to the U.S. asylum system.

KVUE July 3, 2024

No, undocumented immigrants aren’t eligible for Social Security and Medicare

Professor Denise Gilman weighs in on remarks made by former President Donald Trump regarding undocumented immigrants' access to social security.

NPR June 18, 2024

Some undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens may be guarded from deportation

Professor Denise Gilman comments on the potential rush of applicants for permanent residency following President Biden's new executive actions on immigration.