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Nermeen Arastu is an Associate Professor of Law at CUNY School of Law and Co-Director of the Immigrant & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic, where she trains students in holistic immigration advocacy. Her work centers on racial and religious disparities in immigration enforcement and adjudication, with a focus on marginalized non-citizens.
Her research examines systemic inequities in immigration law, including forensic medical evaluations as legal tools for asylum seekers, the impact of DNA collection on migrants, and the racialized origins of the Public Charge Rule. She has contributed policy analyses to prominent platforms like Slate, Newsweek, and City Limits.
Arastu previously served as a litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, and as a staff attorney at the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), where she led immigration clinics and litigated cases involving zoning rights for houses of worship. She has also worked on gender-based violence policy at Legal Momentum and in Namibia.
