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Amelia Wilson is an Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Immigration Justice Clinic at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University, where she joined the faculty in 2024. She holds clinical teaching responsibilities and leads a program dedicated to immigrant advocacy and due process. Prior to Pace, she served as Assistant Clinical Professor at Seton Hall School of Law and as Supervising Attorney and Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School.
- JD, University of Minnesota Law School
- BA, University of Iowa
Her research and practice focus on immigration law, particularly the rights of noncitizens with mental health disabilities. She is a leading advocate for due process in immigration proceedings and has worked extensively on legal representation for vulnerable immigrant populations. Her work intersects with human rights, public interest law, and clinical legal education.
Her recent publications, spanning from 2013 to 2023, reflect a consistent focus on systemic reform, mental health, and immigrant rights. Key themes include the right to counsel, government accountability, medical abuse in detention, and intersectional oppression. Her scholarship has been published in prominent law reviews such as the U.C. Davis Law Review and the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change.
Professor Wilson has played a pivotal role in shaping the first government-funded appointed counsel system for immigrants under the Department of Justice. She is frequently cited in national media, including Newsweek, for her legal analysis on green card protections and immigration policy.
She advises and supervises law students through the Immigration Justice Clinic, providing direct legal services to immigrants while advancing systemic reform. Though no formal list of advisees is provided, her clinical leadership indicates active mentorship. She is also involved in research and policy initiatives related to immigrant health, legal ethics, and structural justice.
She is affiliated with the Immigration Justice Clinic, a clinical program at Haub Law that combines litigation, advocacy, and education to serve immigrant communities and influence national discourse on immigration reform.
