Anil Kalhan, JD

Professor
Expertise law

Kalhan’s principal interests include immigration law, criminal law, U.S. and comparative constitutional law and international human rights law. Before coming to Drexel, he was a visiting assistant professor of law at Fordham University and an associate in law at Columbia University. Kalhan previously worked as litigation associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, where he also served as co-coordinator of the firm’s immigration and international human rights pro bono practice group. He also has previously worked for the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project in New York and served as law clerk to the Hon. Chester J. Straub (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) and the Hon. Gerard E. Lynch (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York).

In The News

Here’s Why We Fear a Dystopian Future for Florida’s Universities | Column
Anil Kalhan, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, coauthored a Dec. 16 Tampa Bay Times opinion article about Florida’s universities and a recently released report from the American Association of University Professors on political interference and academic freedom.
Storm Coverage Update: Debris Flows, Evacuation Orders, and Sinkholes
Anil Kalhan, JD, a professor in the Kline School of law, was quoted in a Jan. 11 KPCC-FM (NPR-Pasadena, California) "AirTalk" segment about President Biden expanding immigration restrictions under Title 42 and what it means for migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexican border.
Courts Are Still Debating the Legality of DACA
Anil Kalhan, JD, a professor in the Kline School of law, was quoted in a June 29 PolitiFact article about how the courts are still debating the legality of DACA..
Coping With Covid19: A Helpful, Hopeful Call-in Show
Anil Kalhan, JD, a professor in the Kline School of Law, was interviewed in a Sept. 19 WBAI-FM (Pacifica Radio-New York) segment about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the confirmation process for a Supreme Court Justice.

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