Elissa C Steglich in the Media

Reporting Texas February 8, 2026

Dual Citizens in Texas Critical of Effort to Make Them Choose One Nationality

Clinical Professor Elissa C. Steglich explains that there are no legal grounds in current U.S. law to prohibit dual citizenship, following an Ohio senator's proposal of The Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025.

Washington Post February 1, 2026

Judge ordered 5-year-old released, but data shows ICE is detaining more kids

Clinical Professor Elissa Steglich comments on the use of family detention as a political device for immigration deterrence, amid a recent arrest of a 5-year-old.

M-A Chronicle January 6, 2026

Know Your Rights: What To Do If You Encounter ICE

Clinical Professor Elissa Steglich comments on how Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights apply in the case of Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests or detention.

The Boston Globe December 1, 2025

Asylum seekers in US are reeling after Trump escalates anti-immigration agenda

Clinical Professor Elissa Steglich predicts that the Trump administration’s pause on asylum decisions will face legal challenges under the Administrative Procedure Act and notes that security analysis of asylum seekers is already high.

Dallas News September 17, 2025

Cuban migrant facing capital murder charges in Dallas beheading unlikely to be deported

In an article about the potential deportation of a Cuban man facing capital murder charges, Clinical Professor Elissa Steglich comments on the constitutionality of holding immigrants in detention once there has been an attempt to deport them.

Austin American-Statesman June 6, 2025

Texas Dream Act author, experts warn against repealing in-state tuition for migrant students

Clinical Professor Elissa Steglich explains how the Trump administration's ruling that the Texas Dream Act is unconstitutional will have a negative impact on culture and opportunities within The University of Texas community.

Austin American-Statesman January 23, 2025

Austin churches, schools react to Trump administration cutting immigration raid protections

Professor Elissa Steglich weighs in on a new Homeland Security directive allowing immigration raids to happen in churches, explaining that schools and places of worship have been excluded from raids since at least 1993.

The Dallas Morning News June 24, 2024

Biden walks a political tightrope with his latest policies on immigration

Professor Elissa Steglich contributes to discussions on President Biden's immigration policy in light of the upcoming presidential election.

Texas Tribune May 10, 2024

DPS has charged hundreds of migrants who rushed a border gate with rioting. A judge has thrown out the charges.

Professor Elissa Steglich discusses the conflict between Texas border control and the federal government, which has jurisdiction over immigration.

Scripps News February 23, 2024

The struggle to locate migrant children missing from US homes

Professor Elissa Steglich provides insight into how deteriorating relationships can cause some migrant children to leave their sponsors' homes and subsequently become labeled as missing.

The Dallas Morning News November 14, 2023

Texas bill to send undocumented migrants to Mexico might be unconstitutional, experts say

Professor Elissa Steglich questions the legality of pending legislation that would allow Texas to order undocumented migrants to return to Mexico, noting the need for affirmative recognition from the other sovereign nation.

ABC News October 30, 2023

Judge temporarily bars federal government from cutting razor wire along the Texas border

Professor Elissa Steglich comments on the legal questions raised by Texas' placement of concertina wire on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande River, emphasizing that migrants have the right to seek asylum.