Bio
Omar Jadwat (@OmarJadwat) is director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, which he joined as a Skadden Fellow in 2002. Omar has litigated numerous groundbreaking cases at IRP, including suits challenging the Trump administration’s Muslim ban; Arizona’s SB 1070 and other state and local anti-immigrant laws; and ICE’s use of immigration detainers. He graduated from NYU Law School and was a law clerk for Judge John G. Koeltl of the Southern District of New York. He is also an adjunct professor at NYU Law.
Featured work
Aug 27, 2021
Things to Know About the Revival of Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” Policy
![People press signs against a closed gate to the migrant encampment, asking then President Donald Trump to end the Migrant Protection Protocols during a rally at the encampment in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico on October 25, 2020.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2021/08/Blog-MPP-400x400.jpg)
Apr 29, 2021
Biden Must Be Bolder on Immigration. The Lives of Millions Depend on It.
![An activist holds sign that reads "Our Communities Need Relief" for immigration reform at a sit-in protest in downtown Washington, D.C.](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2021/04/100-Day-Immigration-Header-Image-400x400.jpg)
Sep 30, 2019
The Trump Administration is Waging a War on People Fleeing Persecution. We Can’t Let Them Win.
![Migrants seated in a processing area at a tent courtroom](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/10/web19-immigration-tent-court-ap-photo-eric-gay-blogimage-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Oct 30, 2018
No, Mr. President. You Can’t Change the Constitution by Executive Order
![Trump Signing](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/web18-trumpsigning2-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Mar 16, 2017
Two Courts Find That, Yes, It Was a Muslim Ban All Along
![JFK Protest](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/web17-jfkprotest2-1160x768-400x400.jpg)
Jul 26, 2013
What a Week! Three Appeals Courts Across the Nation Condemn Anti-immigrant Laws
![](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/blog_irp_2-400x280.jpg)
Mar 22, 2012
Appeals Court Rules Anti-Immigrant Housing Law in Farmers Branch, Texas, Is Unconstitutional
![](https://assets-dev.aclu.org/dev/uploads/2019/09/blog_irp-400x280.jpg)
Jun 3, 2011
Georgia Is Not a "Show Me Your Papers" State