David A. Martin

  • Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law Emeritus

A leading scholar in immigration, constitutional law and international law, David A. Martin has helped shape immigration and refugee policy while serving in several key U.S. government posts. He joined the Virginia law faculty in 1980, after a period of private practice in Washington, D.C., and service as special assistant to the assistant secretary in the State Department’s then-new human rights bureau. He has published numerous books and articles in scholarly journals, including a leading casebook on immigration and citizenship law, now in its eighth edition. His op-ed commentary has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vox, The Hill, the International Herald Tribune and The National Law Journal, among others.

As principal deputy general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security from January 2009 to December 2010, and in earlier government service at the Department of State and the Department of Justice (including an appointment as general counsel to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1995-98), Martin was closely involved in critical legal and policy developments in the immigration field. These included the Refugee Act of 1980, a major alteration of U.S. asylum procedures in 1995, implementation of the 1996 statutory amendments to the immigration laws, Obama administration reforms of enforcement priorities and the detention system used in connection with immigration removal proceedings, and the federal government’s 2010 lawsuit against Arizona’s restrictive immigration enforcement law. He also served as DHS’ representative on the interdepartmental task forces created by President Obama’s executive orders for evaluating the cases of all detainees at Guantánamo and for reviewing overall detention policies in the battle against terrorism. Martin was appointed to the federal government’s Homeland Security Advisory Council in 2015. He served on the Council until July 2018 when, along with three other members, he resigned in protest of the administration’s policy of separating children in immigration detention from their parents. Martin has also been engaged since 2018 as an expert consultant to the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Federal-State Jurisdiction.

A graduate of DePauw University and Yale Law School (where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal), Martin served as a law clerk for Judge J. Skelly Wright and Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. He has held a German Marshall Fund Fellowship for research in Geneva, and in 1988 he chaired the Immigration Section of the Association of American Law Schools. From 2003 to 2005 he served as vice president of the American Society of International Law, and he was a member of the Board of Editors of the American Journal of International Law from 2004 to 2014. Martin retired from teaching and took emeritus status at the University in 2016.

Scholarship Profile: A Trailblazer in Immigration and Refugee Law (Virginia Journal 2001)

Education

  • J.D.
    Yale Law School
    1975
  • B.A.
    DePauw University
    1970

Books

The Immigration Debate, Miller Center of Public Affairs (2008).
Immigration Stories (edited with Peter H. Schuck), Foundation Press (2005).
The United States Refugee Admissions Program: Reforms for a New Era of Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of State (2004).
International Law: A Handbook for Judges (with David J. Bederman & Christopher J. Borgen), American Society of International Law (2003).
Rights and Duties of Dual Nationals: Evolution and Prospects (edited with Kay Hailbronner), Kluwer Law International (2003).
Immigration Controls: The Search for Workable Policies in Germany and the United States (edited with Kay Hailbronner & Hiroshi Motomura), Berghahn Books (1998).
Immigration Admissions: The Search for Workable Policies in Germany and the United States (edited with Kay Hailbronner & Hiroshi Motomura), Berghahn Books (1997).
The Endless Quest: Helping America’s Farm Workers (with Philip L. Martin), Westview Press (1994).
Coordination of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Service Programs (with Philip L. Martin), Administrative Conference of the United States (1992).
Reforming Asylum Adjudication, Administrative Conference of the United States (1989).
The New Asylum Seekers: Refugee Law in the 1980’s: The Ninth Sokol Colloquium on International Law, Martinus Nijhoff (1988).
Major Issues in Immigration Law, Federal Judicial Center (1987).

Textbooks

Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff et al.), West (8 ed. 2016).
Forced Migration: Law and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Maryellen Fullerton & Hiroshi Motomura), West (2 ed. 2013).
Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Maryellen Fullerton & Hiroshi Motomura), West (7 ed. 2012).
Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Maryellen Fullerton & Hiroshi Motomura), West (6 ed. 2008).
Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, Thomson/West (1–7 ed. 1994–2007).
Forced Migration: Law and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Maryellen Fullerton & Hiroshi Motomura), West (1 ed. 2007).
Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, Thomson/West (1–7 ed. 1994–2007).
Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, West (1–7 ed. 1994–2007).
Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, West (1–7 ed. 1994–2007).
Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff & Hiroshi Motomura), West (5 ed. 2003).
Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, West (1–7 ed. 1994–2007).
Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, Federal Publications (1–7 ed. 1994–2007).
Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff & Hiroshi Motomura), West (4 ed. 1998).
Immigration: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff & Hiroshi Motomura), West (3 ed. 1995).
Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, Federal Publications (1–7 ed. 1994–2007).
Immigration: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff), West (2 ed. 1991).
Immigration and Nationality Laws of the United States: Selected Statutes, Regulations, and Forms (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff, Maryellen Fullerton & Hiroshi Motomura), West (1990).
Immigration: Process and Policy (with Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff), West (1 ed. 1985).

Book Chapters

Dual Citizenship: Reflections on Theodore Roosevelt’s "Self Evident Absurdity", in Grenzüberschreitendes Recht—Crossing Frontiers: Festschrift für Kay Hailbronner, C. F. Müller, 327–338 (2013).
Eight Myths about Immigration Enforcement, in Getting Immigration Right: What Every American Needs to Know, Potomac Books, 149–167 (2009).
Refining Immigration Law’s Role in Counterterrorism, in Legislating the War on Terror: An Agenda for Reform, Brookings Institution Press, 1880–216 (2009).
Foreword to the Seventh Edition: Asylum Case Law in 2006-2007: A Year of Dialogue Between Courts and Agencies, in Asylum Case Law Sourcebook : Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, Thomson/West, v-xxv (7 ed. 2007).
Foreword to the Sixth Edition: Major Developments in Asylum Law Over the Past Year, in Asylum Case Law Sourcebook: Master Index and Case Abstracts for U.S. Court Decisions, Thomson/West, v-xxvi (6 ed. 2006).
Adelaide Abankwah, Fauziya Kasinga, and the Dilemmas of Political Asylum, in Immigration Stories, Foundation Press, 245–277 (2005).
Introduction: The Trend Toward Dual Nationality, in Rights and Duties of Dual Nationals: Evolution and Prospects, Kluwer Law International, 3–18 (2003).
Citizenship in Countries of Immigration: Introduction, in Citizenship in Countries of Immigration: Introduction, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 25–31 (2000).
Conclusion: Immigration Admissions and Immigration Controls (with Kay Hailbronner & Hiroshi Motomura), in Immigration Controls: The Search for Workable Policies in Germany and the United States, Berghahn Books, 203–224 (1998).
The Obstacles to Effective Internal Enforcement of the Immigration Laws of the United States, in Immigration Controls: The Search for Workable Policies in Germany and the United States, Berghahn Books, 1–43 (1998).
Refugees and Migration, in United Nations Legal Order, Grotius, 391–432 (1995).
Asylum Seekers in the Western Democracies: A Comparative Overview, in Droit des réfugiés, Editions Universitaires Fribourg Suisse, 11–20 (1991).
Human Rights: The Development of the Constitutional Framework and the Prospects for the Future: Roundtable Discussion (with A. E. Dick Howard & Richard B. Lillich), in Constitutionalism and Human Rights: America, Poland, and France: A Bicentennial Colloquium at the Miller Center, University Press of America, 143–160 (1991).
The Refugee Concept: On Definitions, Politics, and the Careful Use of a Scarce Resource, in Refugee Policy: Canada and the United States, York Lanes Press, 30–51 (1991).
Immigration and Refugees, in National Security Law, Carolina Academic Press, 1083–1109 (1990).
Employer Sanctions and the Immigration Reform and Control Act, in The Basics of Immigration Law, Virginia Law Foundation, VI-1 to VI-15 (1987).
New Developments in Refugee Law and Current Problems: Asylum Concept; Solidarity; and the Concept of Burden-Sharing, in Symposium on the Promotion, Dissemination and Teaching of Fundamental Human Rights of Refugees (Tokyo, 7-11 December, 1981): Collected Proceedings, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, 61–71 (1982).

Articles & Reviews

Taming Immigration: The 64th Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series Remarks, 36 Georgia State University Law Review 971–1003 (2020).
Improving the Exercise of the Attorney General’s Immigration Referral Power: Lessons from the Battle over the “Categorical Approach” to Classifying Crimes, 102 Iowa Law Review Online 1–17 (2016).
Resolute Enforcement Is Not Just for Restrictionists: Building a Stable and Efficient Immigration Enforcement System, 30 Journal of Law and Politics 411–464 (2015).
Why Immigration’s Plenary Power Doctrine Endures, 68 Oklahoma Law Review 29–56 (2015).
A Defense of Immigration-Enforcement Discretion: The Legal and Policy Flaws in Kris Kobach’s Latest Crusade, 122 Yale Law Journal Online 167–186 (2012).
Human Rights and Migration Management: Of Complexity, Balance, and Nuance, 106 Proceedings of the American Society of International Law 69–72 (2012).
Reading Arizona, 98 Virginia Law Review 41–47 (2012).
Eight Myths about Immigration Enforcement, 10 NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy 525–553 (2007).
Judicial Review and the Military Commissions Act: On Striking the Right Balance, 101 American Journal of International Law 344–362 (2007).
Immigration Enforcement: Beyond the Border and the Workplace, Migration Policy Institute Policy Brief 1–15 (2006).
Twilight Statuses: A Closer Examination of the Unauthorized Population, Migration Policy Institute Policy Brief 1–9 (2005).
A New Era for U.S. Refugee Resettlement, 36 Columbia Human Rights Law Review 299–321 (2005).
Offshore Detainees and the Role of Courts after Rasul v. Bush: The Underappreciated Virtues of Deferential Review, 25 British Columbia Third World Law Journal 125–160 (2005).
Preventive Detention: Immigration Law Lessons for the Enemy Combatant Debate, 18 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 305–327 (2004).
Immigration Policy and the Homeland Security Act Reorganization: An Early Agenda for Practical Improvements, Migration Policy Institute Insight 1–27 (2003).
Behind the Scenes on a Different Set: What Congress Needs to Do in the Aftermath of St. Cyr and Nguyen, 16 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 313–338 (2002).
Terrorism and Immigration Control: Time for Some Hard Thinking, 25 In Defense of the Alien 12–24 (2002).
The United States and Dual Nationality: Past and Future, 24 In Defense of the Alien 14–24 (2002).
Graduated Application of Constitutional Protections for Aliens: The Real Meaning of Zadvydas v Davis, 2001 Supreme Court Review 47–137 (2001).
The 1995 Asylum Reforms: A Historic and Global Perspective, Center for Immigration Studies Backgrounder 1–7 (2000).
Expedited Removal, Detention, and Due Process, 22 In Defense of the Alien 161–180 (2000).
Haste, Gaps, and Some Possible Cures for the ICC: An Introduction to the Panel, 41 Virginia Journal of International Law 152–163 (2000).
On Counterintuitive Consequences and Choosing the Right Control Group: A Defense of Reno v. AADC, 14 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 363–383 (2000).
Two Cheers for Expedited Removal in the New Immigration Laws, 40 Virginia Journal of International Law 673–704 (2000).
New Rules on Dual Nationality for a Democratizing Globe: Between Rejection and Embrace, 14 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 1–34 (1999).
Making Asylum Policy: The 1994 Reforms, 70 Washington Law Review 725–755 (1995).
Reluctance to Prosecute War Crimes: Of Causes and Cures, 34 Virginia Journal of International Law 255–265 (1994).
The Civic Republican Ideal for Citizenship, and for Our Common Life, 35 Virginia Journal of International Law 301–319 (1994).
Interdiction, Intervention, and the New Frontiers of Refugee Law and Policy, 33 Virginia Journal of International Law 473–481 (1993).
Review of Hathaway, The Law of Refugee Status (reviewing James C. Hathaway, The Law of Refugee Status) 87 American Journal of International Law 348–351 (1993).
Review of Nanda (ed.), Refugee Law and Policy (reviewing Ved. P. Nanda, ed., Refugee Law and Policy: International and U.S. Responses) 87 American Journal of International Law 171–172 (1993).
Strategies for a Resistant World: Human Rights Initiatives and the Need for Alternatives to Refugee Interdiction, 26 Cornell International Law Journal 753–770 (1993).
Human Rights Fact-Finding by National Governments, Transnational Publishers Fact-Finding Before International Tribunals: Eleventh Sokol Colloquium 305–323 (1992).
Kurds and Haitians: From Refugee Legalisms to Humanitarian Intervention?, 86 American Society of International Law Proceedings 623–630 (1992).
Asylum Case Law: How the New Regulations Can Help, 14 In Defense of the Alien 132–141 (1991).
Alternative Futures for International Refugee Processing, 13 In Defense of the Alien 103–108 (1990).
Reforming Asylum Adjudication: On Navigating the Coast of Bohemia, 138 University of Pennsylvania Law Review 1247–1381 (1990).
Review of Gibney (ed.), Open Borders? Closed Societies? (reviewing Mark Gibney, ed., Open Borders? Closed Societies? The Ethical and Political Issues) 84 American Journal of International Law 987–991 (1990).
Effects of International Law on Migration Policy and Practice: The Uses of Hypocrisy, 23 International Migration Review 547–578 (1989).
A Human Rights Agenda: The Routine and the Special, 28 Virginia Journal of International Law 885–891 (1988).
Judicial Review of Legalization Denials, 65 Interpreter Releases 757–766 (1988).
Mandel, Cheng Fan Kwok, and Other Unappealing Cases: The Next Frontier of Immigration Reform, 27 Virginia Journal of International Law 803–819 (1987).
The End of De Facto Asylum: Toward a Humane and Realistic Response to Refugee Challenges, 18 California Western International Law Journal 161–170 (1987).
Unfinished Business: Adjudication and Review, 10 In Defense of the Alien 102–114 (1987).
Comparative Policies on Political Asylum: Of Facts and Law, 9 In Defense of the Alien 105–112 (1986).
International Law and the Influx of Aliens: Sanctuary and the Right to Exclude, 80 American Society of International Law Proceedings 95–120 (1986).
Membership and Consent: Abstract or Organic?, 11 Yale Journal of International Law 278–296 (1985).
Due Process and Membership in the National Community: Political Asylum and Beyond, 44 University of Pittsburgh Law Review 165–235 (1983).
Review of Ramcharan (ed.), International Law and Fact-Finding in the Field of Human-Rights (reviewing B.G. Ramcharan, International Law and Fact-Finding in the Field of Human-Rights) 11 International Journal of Legal Information 289–291 (1983).
Large-Scale Migrations of Asylum Seekers, 76 American Journal of International Law 598–609 (1982).
The Legislative Veto and the Responsible Exercise of Congressional Power, 68 Virginia Law Review 253–302 (1982).
The Refugee Act of 1980: Its Past and Future, 192 Michigan Yearbook of International Legal Studies 91–123 (1982).

Reports & Datasets

StatementImmigration Litigation Reduction , US Government Print Office 28–29, 99 (2006).
StatementImmigration Reform and the Reorganization of Homeland Defense , US Government Print Office 11–13, 16 (2003).
Statement (with Gregory Bednarz, J. Scott Blackman & Joan Higgins)Removal of Criminal and Illegal Aliens , US Government Print Office 7–18, 24 (1997).
Statement (with Lavinia Limon & Toni Marwitz)Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1997 , US Government Print Office 78–110 (1996).
StatementTerrorism, Asylum Issues, and U.S. Immigration Policy , US Government Print Office 43–54, 95, 100 (1994).
Statement.
StatementThe U.S. Supreme Court Decision Concerning the Legislative Veto , US Government Print Office 129–158 (1983).
StatementImmigration Reform and Control Act , US Government Print Office 326–346 (1983).
Testimony (with T. Alexander Aleinikoff & Arthur C. Helton)Refugee Assistance , US Government Print Office 91–121 (1983).
StatementAsylum Adjudication , US Government Print Office 126–145 (1982).
Statement.

Op-Eds, Blogs, Shorter Works

Removing Barriers to Family Unity for Holders of Temporary Protected Status: An Opportunity for Biden Administration, Just Security (March 11, 2021).
The Refugee Act of 1980: A Forlorn Anniversary, Lawfare (March 19, 2020).
Executive Discretion and Judicial Deference After the Census Case: The Chief Justice’s Tightrope, Lawfare (July 25, 2019).
Trump’s Order on the Deportation of Undocumented Residents, Annotated by an Immigration Law Expert, Vox (January 31, 2017).
Trump’s "Refugee Ban" — Annotated by a Former Top Department of Homeland Security Lawyer, Vox (January 30, 2017).
Here’s Why Local Police Don’t Enforce Immigration Laws, Washington Post A15 (September 16, 2016).
Go Comprehensive, Go Bold: The Time Is Actually Ripe to Push Through Immigration Reform, firstyear2017.org (May 11, 2016).
What Angela Merkel’s New Refugee Policy Misses, Fortune (December 20, 2015).
Concerns about a Troubling Presidential Precedent and OLC's Review of Its Validity, Balkinization (November 25, 2014).
YLS Sale Symposium: Interdiction of Asylum Seekers—The Realms of Policy and Law in Refugee Protection, Opinio Juris (March 15, 2014).
A Misplaced Crusade: Suit by Immigration Officers Against Deferred Action Program Has Disturbing Implications, National Law Journal 34 (October 29, 2012).
A Lawful Step for the Immigration System, Washington Post A17 (June 25, 2012).
Another Second-Class Citizen, Legal Times 42–43 (August 11, 2008).
What Lures Them Here: Changes in Immigration Law Should Focus Less on the Border and More on the Job, Legal Times 58 (May 29, 2006).
Too Many Behind Bars, Legal Times 51 (January 27, 2003).
Double Ties: Why Nations Should Learn to Love Dual Nationality (with T. Alexander Aleinikoff), Foreign Policy 80–81 (November, 2002).
Fixing INS? Congress Should Take Some Blame for Our Immigration Woes, Legal Times 51 (April 29, 2002).
Ashcroft’s Immigration Threat (with T. Alexander Aleinikoff), Washington Post A21 (February 26, 2002).
Waiting for Solutions: Extending the Period of Time for Migrants to Apply for Green Cards Doesn’t Get at the Real Problem, Legal Times 66–67 (May 28, 2001).
In Elian’s Interest?, New York Times A23 (April 21, 2000).
Why Split the INS?: Immigration Services and Enforcement Must Be Linked, Legal Times 21 (September 6, 1999).
Affirmative Action, Zeitschrift für Kulturaustausch 65 (1999).
How Rhetoric Became Rights, Washington Post C2 (November 1, 1998).
A Tribute to William L. Robie, 16 In Defense of the Alien 213–214 (1993).
USA Refugee Policy: A Human Rights Analysis Update: A Response, 6 Journal of Refugee Studies 153–154 (1993).
Of Law, Families, and Apple Prices, Virginia Law School Report 23–26 (1992).
Asylum Crises in the Western Democracies, Virginia Law Weekly 1, 4, 7 (April 12, 1991).
Symposium: Legal Immigration Reform: Panel II: The “New Refugees”: Remarks, 4 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 232–238 (April 12, 1990).
Human Rights Advances Belie Pessimism of Pioneer Activists, Charlottesville Daily Progress E3 (December 18, 1988).
Human Rights and the Movement of Persons: Remarks, 78 American Society of International Law Proceedings 346–351 (1984).
Reevaluating the Legislative Veto after Chadha, Virginia Law Weekly 1, 3 (September 9, 1983).

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Rep. Labrador: Administration Predicts 150-200,000 Children at the Border in 2015 (PolitiFact)
05/05/2014
McCartney: A New Face of Crusading Liberalism (The Roanoke Times)
05/01/2014
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, the 'liberal Cuccinelli,' is left's new champion (The Washington Post)
04/06/2014
More Deportations Follow Minor Crimes, Records Show (The New York Times)
02/11/2014
Detainees Sentenced in Seconds in 'Streamline' Justice on Border (The New York Times)
11/26/2013
How Much Discretion Does Obama Have In Setting Deportation Priorities? (PBS Newshour)
09/05/2013
Attorneys Lay out Immigration Reform Wish List (Virginia Lawyers Weekly)
08/22/2013
Can Obama legalize 11 million immigrants on his own? (Washington Post)

AT UVA LAW

Trump's "Refugee Ban" — Annotated by Professor David Martin, a Former Top DHS Lawyer
Sizing Up the Supreme Court
Professor David Martin Explains Why Local Police Don't Enforce Immigration Laws
UVA Law Faculty Comment on Key Supreme Court Decisions
Making a Case for Justice
David Martin, Shaper of Immigration Policy, to Retire After 36 Years at UVA Law
Retiring Professor David Martin Reflects on His Time at UVA Law
Media Tip Sheet: UVA Law Experts Available for Comment on Supreme Court Decisions
David Martin, Shaper of Immigration Policy, to Retire After 36 Years at UVA Law
"Excutive Amnesty" with UVA Law Professors David Martin and John Harrison
"Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2013?"
"Arizona v. United States: Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling"
David Martin on New U.S. Policy to Defer Deportation of Young Immigrants
2011 Supreme Court Roundup, with Professors A. E. Dick Howard, Leslie Kendrick, Toby Heytens, David Martin and George Rutherglen
The Arizona Immigration Law, Sanctuary Cities, and Secure Communities: What Can States Do About Illegal Aliens?
'War Model' of Dealing with Terrorism Remains Strong Under Obama, Professors Say
"9/11 and the Law – 10 Years Later"
Martin Named Homeland Security Principal Deputy General Counsel
Cannon, Martin Named to Obama Transition Team
Panel: Questions Remain in Wake of Boumediene
Professors Analyze Cases in 7th Annual Supreme Court Roundup
Martin Calls for Procedures to Handle Offshore Detainees
Martin Joins Migration Policy Institute
Retiring Professor David Martin Reflects on His Time at UVA Law

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