David Chen
@chendavid.bsky.social
Adjunct Prof. of Clinical Law, NYU. Writing about federalism, administrative law, immigration, separation of powers, and civil rights.
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🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
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I highly recommend reading James Stone's "The Prison Discovery Crisis." Terrifically insightful, beautifully written, and the product of a lot of important work. @yalelawjournal.bsky.social
www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/134.8.St...
www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/134.8.St...
August 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I highly recommend reading James Stone's "The Prison Discovery Crisis." Terrifically insightful, beautifully written, and the product of a lot of important work. @yalelawjournal.bsky.social
www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/134.8.St...
www.yalelawjournal.org/pdf/134.8.St...
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My latest scholarship roundup up for @statecourtreport.org covers interesting new work on state constitutions, state courts, federalism, and more. (Sorry to report that it’s the back-to-school edition!)
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Back-to-School Scholarship Roundup: State Courts, Constitutional Law, and Federalism
Recent books and law review articles discuss voter disenfranchisement, separation of church and state, and much more.
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August 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My latest scholarship roundup up for @statecourtreport.org covers interesting new work on state constitutions, state courts, federalism, and more. (Sorry to report that it’s the back-to-school edition!)
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
My job talk paper is up arguing that much of agency adjudication-the deciding of social security benefits, immigration status-is in fact, cooperative. Federal agencies and states often decide entitlements jointly. And that has implications for sop debates and what we think adjudications are!
Federalism in the Adjudicative State
<p><span>By many accounts, administrative adjudication is in crisis. Congressional design choices and the Supreme Court’s embrace of unitary executive theory ha
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July 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
My job talk paper is up arguing that much of agency adjudication-the deciding of social security benefits, immigration status-is in fact, cooperative. Federal agencies and states often decide entitlements jointly. And that has implications for sop debates and what we think adjudications are!
Thanks @dtdeacon.bsky.social, appreciate the shoutout!
Over at the Notice and Comment blog, today's Ad Law Reading Room entry is "Immigration Status Federalism," by @chendavid.bsky.social. Check it out! www.yalejreg.com/nc/ad-law-re...
Ad Law Reading Room: "Immigration Status Federalism," by David Chen - Yale Journal on Regulation
Today’s Ad Law Reading Room entry is “Immigration Status Federalism,” by David Chen, which is forthcoming in the Yale Journal on Regulation. Here is the abstract: Recent subfederal interventions into ...
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December 31, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Thanks @dtdeacon.bsky.social, appreciate the shoutout!
A long overdue commitment by the US. Enormous congratulations to the ACLU IRP team for tirelessly fighting for these families over the past 5 years. Proud to have been a small part of that fight. apnews.com/article/bord...
Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
A federal judge is prohibiting the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years. U.S.
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December 12, 2023 at 12:27 PM
A long overdue commitment by the US. Enormous congratulations to the ACLU IRP team for tirelessly fighting for these families over the past 5 years. Proud to have been a small part of that fight. apnews.com/article/bord...