Tiffany Lieu

Tiffany Lieu is a Lecturer on Law and Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School's Crimmigration Clinic. She trains law students in appellate litigation, affirmative litigation, and policy advocacy at the intersection of criminal and immigration law. Her work addresses criminal bars to immigration relief, crime-based removal grounds, and immigration detention conditions.

• Education: J.D. from Stanford Law School, B.A. in History from Duke University
• Prior Roles: Clerk for U.S. Circuit Court Judge Allyson K. Duncan and U.S. District Court Judge Keith P. Ellison; Stanford Public Interest Fellow; Staff Attorney at National Immigration Litigation Alliance

Research Focus: Interaction of immigration and criminal legal systems, due process in immigration proceedings, and detention conditions. Her 2024 George Washington Law Review article examines irrebuttable presumptions in immigration courts, while 2023 publications critique the Biden administration's Dedicated Docket system for violating asylum seekers' due process rights through fast-track deportations and low legal representation rates.