Denise L Gilman in the Media

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.

USA Today June 10, 2024

False claim SCOTUS ruled Texas SB4 immigration law is constitutional in May 2024 | Fact check

Professor Denise Gilman provides insight into a false Supreme Court announcement circulating social media and discussed potential impacts of Senate Bill 4.

BBC May 4, 2024

Can Texas go it alone on border control?

Professor Denise Gilman discusses the implications of SB4, a Texas law that allows local and state police the power to arrest and charge people with illegal entry.

KXAN April 17, 2024

The impacts of a new state-funded section of border wall

Professor Denise Gilman discusses the potential impacts of a new state-funded section of border wall, noting that increasing immigrant arrivals are a result of human rights situations in home countries rather than border enforcement measures.