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Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia

Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia has made appearances on national television and radio, MSNBC and C-SPAN. She has also been quoted or highlighted in various outlets, such as the New York Times, USA Today, Bloomberg News, The Hill, National Law Journal, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NBC News, and the Associated Press, among others.

Obama: "We Are a Nation of Immigrants"

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC (11/20/14) - Wadhia discusses prosecutorial discretion in response to President Obama's speech announcing the executive action on immigration.

Going in Alone: Presidential Power and the DAPA Debate

American Constitution Society (6/12/15) - Wadhia discusses the the implications of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program, which would defer deportation for the undocumented immigrant parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.

Challenges to Executive Actions

C-SPAN2 (1/5/15) - Wadhia discusses the Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by the Department of Homeland Security to exercise prosecutorial discretion in favor of certain undocumented youths who came to the United States as children.

Immigration Law and Executive Power

C-SPAN (8/22/14) - Wadhia discusses executive branch powers regarding immigration law, the politics of immigration, the concept of prosecutorial discretion and possible Obama administration actions to defer deportations.

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