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B.A., Hillsdale College
M.A., Seton Hall University
J.D., Seton Hall University
LL.M., Southern Methodist University
Professor Rogerson Directs the Immigration Law Clinic, an experiential course through which students represent immigrant victims of crime including child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and sexual assault. Her students also regularly participate in related legislative advocacy and community outreach initiatives. Professor Rogerson worked as a public interest attorney in Newark, New Jersey and has represented immigrant adults and children in cases involving torture, domestic violence, and human trafficking at a human rights non-profit in Dallas, Texas. Her scholarship is focused on the intersections between domestic violence, family law, race, gender, international law and immigration law and policy.

Books

Publications

"Consider children when designing immigration system" (op-ed) (Albany Times Union, Jan. 7, 2016)Consider-children-when-designing-immigration-6741313.php
The Politics of Fear: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children and the Case of the Southern Border, 61 Villanova Law Review 843 (2016)» Link to Publication
“Using Hip-Hop’s Lyrical Narrative to Inform and Critique the Family Justice System” in the book "Hip Hop and the Law" (edited by: Pamela Bridgewater, André Douglas Pond Cummings, Donald F. Tibbs), published by Carolina Academic Press (August 2015).
Lack of Detained Parents’ Access to the Family Justice System and the Unjust Severance of the Parent-Child Relationship (Summer 2013, The Family Law Quarterly – a journal of the American Bar Association Family Law Section)
Domesticating Due Diligence: Municipal Tort Litigation's Potential to Address Failed Enforcement of Orders of Protection, 21 American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and Law 101 (2013)Article on SSRN
Unintended and Unavoidable: The Failure to Protect Rule and Its Consequences for Undocumented Parents and their Children, Family Court Review, Vol. 50, pp. 580, 2012Article on SSRN
Waiting for Alvarado: How Administrative Delay Harms Immigrant Victims of Gender-Based Violence, 55 Wayne L. Rev. 1811 (2009)papers.cfm
The “Necessity Defense” and Emerging Arbitral Conflict in its Application to the US-Argentina Bilateral Investment Treaty, 13 Law & Bus. Rev. Am. 547 (2007)Article on SSRN

Forthcoming Publications

Selected Achievements

Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, participated on a panel about refugees and immigration in New York State on July 17, 2018. That discussion will be televised at a later date on WCNY's "Connect: NY."
Professor Sarah Rogerson was appointed Co-Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Immigration Representation.
Professor Sarah Rogerson presented at the New York State Bar Association’s Introduction to Immigration Law CLE program on May 24, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was appointed by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to serve as a member of the Commission on Parental Legal Representation.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was invited to lead a discussion at the Harvard Law School hackathon entitled Strategies for Sanctuary Spaces on April 20, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson participated on the panel “Immigrants and Refugees in the Capital Region” with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan ’94 and others at the Sage Colleges on April 18, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, Director of the Immigration Law Clinic, participated in two panels at the SOMOS el Futuro Conference in Albany, N.Y. on March 10, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson (with Kamiar Alaei, Director of the Global Institute for Health and Human Rights at UAlbany) delivered the lecture “Trump’s Travel Ban: The Legal Issues and Human Cost,” a program sponsored by City of Albany Human Rights Commission, on February 1, 2018 at Albany City Hall.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, participated in a press conference in which Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy pledged to protect local residents in the DACA program on September 8, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson participated as a panelist at the Immigrants and State Courts: State Law, the New York Family Court Act & Federal Immigration Law, Policy and Enforcement CLE at the State Bar Center on June 6, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson co-organized and was a panelist at the Emergency Preparedness for Families Affected by the Executive Orders on Immigration CLE at the New York State Bar Association on April 12, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson presented “Stoic Feminism: Using the Master’s Tools to Renovate the Master’s House” at “The Politics of Difference and the Threshold of Law” conference at Albany Law School on March 31, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson moderated the session “Rights of Families and Children/Immigration” at the “Access to Justice is Social Justice” CLE at Albany Law School on March 30, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson and Immigration Law Clinic Fellow Mary Armistead delivered a training on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) at the Legal Project on March 3, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson presented at the "Advocacy and Activism Today” symposium at Albany Law School on February 25, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was honored at the Legal Aid Society's 2016 Pro Bono Publico Awards in New York City on October 26, 2016.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, with Professor Keri Gould, presented "Finding the Double-Yolk in Soft-Money Clinical Support" at the at the New England Clinical Conference at Boston University School of Law, October 21-22, 2016.
Professor Sarah Rogerson contributed to a workshop discussing “Integrating Practice Components into Doctrinal Teaching” at the Upstate Clinical Conference at Cornell Law School on August 10, 2016.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was appointed to the New York State Bar Association's Committee on Children and the Law on June 1, 2016.
Professor Sarah Rogerson participated as a panelist in the forum "New York State and the Importance of Immigration" at the Rockefeller Institute of Government on March 29, 2016.
Professor Sarah Rogerson presented at the CLE seminar entitled "Emerging Appellate Issues Regarding Special Immigrant Juveniles" for Appellate Division Third Department court attorneys at the New York State Bar Association headquarters on February 4, 2016.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was named to the new Advisory Council on Immigration Issues in Family Court by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks on October 5, 2015.
Professor Sarah Rogerson participated in a panel on “Emerging Issues in State-based Immigration Reform” as part of the Government Law Center's 2015 Warren M. Anderson Legislative Seminar Series on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was invited by the federal Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to participate in a roundtable on July 22, 2014, discussing how OVW and law school clinical programs can collaborate to increase access to legal services and support for survivors.
Professor Sarah Rogerson discussed "Challenges and Creative Solutions: Domestic Violence in the Context of Municipal Tort and Immigartion Law" for the Appellate Division, Third Department, on Sept. 19, 2013.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, at Hofstra Law’s symposium called “Immigrants and the Family Court,” presented her research on a panel titled “How Undocumented Status Affects Children and Families,” on Friday, Nov. 9. The presentation was based on a paper Professor Rogerson wrote for an upcoming Family Court Review.

Professor Sarah Rogerson presented her article "Due Diligence Defined: The Potential of Municipal Tort Liability for Failed Enforcement of Orders of Protection" at CUNY School of Law on Oct. 10, 2012. The paper is soon to be published in the American Journal of Gender, Social Policy & Law.

In the News

Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, was a panelist for the "Connect: NY" episode "Refugees in the Empire State," which will air August 20, 2018, on WCNY-TV.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the NYSBA press release "New York State Bar Association Recognizes Volunteers Who Assisted Adult ICE Detainees at Albany County Jail" on August 14, 2018. She also was quoted in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle article "NY State Bar Association honors volunteers who assisted ICE detainees."
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" for an open discussion of issues in the news on August 13, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" for an open discussion of issues in the news on August 6, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson and Assistant Dean Amy Mangione were quoted in the Business Review article "Albany Law applications are up 25 percent" on July 26, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, has joined WAMC's "The Roundtable" as a weekly panelist; during her first appearance as a regular, on July 30, 2018, the panel discussed immigration issues and more.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, was quoted in the Documented article "Neighboring County Sheriffs Differ on How to Detain Immigrants" on July 20, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Times Union article "Advocates praise Albany jail's concern for immigrants but decry imprisonment" on July 19, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the WNYC radio segment "For Hundreds of Detained Migrants, Next Stop: Albany" on July 18, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, was recognized in the Wall Street Journal for her work organizing legal aid for asylum-seeking migrant detainees, hundreds of whom recently arrived at the Albany County jail. "I would have never had done it if Sarah said it's too much to take on," Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple said in the July 16, 2018, article.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined Spectrum News' "Capital Tonight" to discuss the situation surrounding the immigrants being held at the Albany County jail—and the ongoing effort to provide legal and translation services—on July 12, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson's presentation was featured in the WAMC segment "Volunteers Train To Assist Immigrants At Albany County Jail" on July 12, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson spoke with Saratoga Living for the article "Local Volunteers Assisting 300-Plus Immigrant Detainees at the Albany County Jail" on July 12, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, with Sheriff Craig Apple, joined "The Capitol Pressroom" to discuss the ongoing efforts to assist detained immigrants who are being housed at the Albany County jail on July 12, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson spoke with NEWS 10 for the segment "Albany County Jail looking for additional volunteers to help immigrant detainees" on July 11, 2018.
Professors Sarah Rogerson and Mary Lynch spoke with WAMC Radio for the segment "As Immigrants Wait At Albany County Jail, Volunteers Working To Learn Basics" on July 10, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, was quoted in the Times Union articles "Albany County jail maxes out with 100 more ICE detainees" on July 6, 2018, and "Uphill battle for volunteer attorneys for ICE detainees at Albany County jail" on July 9.
Professor Sarah Rogerson spoke with Spectrum News for the segment "Attorneys sought at Albany County Jail to navigate immigration issues" on July 2, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson spoke in-depth on WOOC-FM's "Hudson Mohawk Magazine" about the efforts to bring legal assistance to immigrants being housed in the Albany County jail on July 3, 2018.
rofessor Sarah Rogerson's work mobilizing volunteers to bring legal aid to detained immigrants was featured in the front-page Times Union story, "Aid offered to detainees," on July 4, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Times Union article "ICE delivers nearly 100 more detained immigrants to Albany County jail" on June 28, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson spoke with News 10, CBS 6, NewsChannel 13, Spectrum News, and WAMC about the Immigration Law Clinic helping to provide legal aid to detained immigrants housed at the Albany County jail on June 27, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was a panelist on the special WAMC Roundtable broadcast "Separating Children and the US Mexican Border: A WAMC Community Conversation" on June 27, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Times Union article "Dozens of immigrants being housed at Albany County jail" on June 26, 2018. The article featured students' work assisting detained immigrants through the Immigration Law Clinic.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined "The Capitol Pressroom" on May 2, 2018, to discuss the Gov. Cuomo's actions against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Harvard Law Today article "Blue sky thinking and beyond at Harvard Law hackathons" on May 2, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, spoke with the New York Times for the March 20, 2018 article "A Lone New York Sheriff Signs Up to Aid Immigration Crackdown."
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, was a featured expert in the WalletHub article "Economic Impact of Immigration by State" on January 30, 2018.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined "The Capitol Pressroom" to explain the effects of rescinding DACA on individuals and families in New York State on September 19, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was a guest on WAMC’s Everything Explained podcast to break down some basics and answer the question, “What is DACA?”
Professor Sarah Rogerson was a guest on WAMC’s “Vox Pop” to discuss immigration, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, and the effects of its repeal on September 5, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined "The Capitol Pressroom" to discuss several issues surrounding domestic violence, including how immigration policies are impacting undocumented victims of domestic violence, on August 22, 2017.
Recently promoted professors Raymond Brescia, Keith Hirokawa and Sarah Rogerson were featured in the Times Union's "On the Move" section and the Business Review's "People on the Move" section in July 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, joined "The Capitol Pressroom" to discuss themes around the issue of domestic violence, including whether immigrant domestic violence survivors are seeking justice in the current political climate, on July 19, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson joined "The Capitol Pressroom" to discuss immigration issues, sanctuary cities, and the work of the Immigration Law Clinic on July 11, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Register-Star article “200 gather at courthouse to protest detentions, call for justice” on February 18, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson discussed immigration enforcement developments with WNYT NewsChannel 13 on February 23, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Law Clinic & Justice Center and its Immigration Law Clinic, spoke with NewsChannel 13 for the story "Brother of Iranian UAlbany Professors reunited with family amid block on immigration order" on February 10, 2017.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in the Times Union article "Immigrants flock to Capital Region lawyers after Trump travel ban" on February 4, 2017. Her comments were reposted by All Over Albany.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was quoted in a press release and spoke at a news conference calling for pardons for immigrant youth enrolled under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals executive order. The press event was covered by numerous English- and Spanish-language outlets, including WROC-TV, NewsChannel 13, CBS 6, Impacto New York, Mundo Hispanico, and Fox News Latino.
Professor Sarah Rogerson, director of the Law Clinic & Justice Center and its Immigration Law Clinic, was quoted in the article "Albany forum examines power of immigrants in the Empire State" in the Times Union on March 29, 2016.
"After just nine months, a new Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School has recruited bilingual University at Albany students to help with translation services, trained 200 volunteer law students and lawyers to assist unaccompanied minors and supported dozens of battered women whose abusers control them by threatening to have them deported," the Times Union wrote.
Professor Sarah Rogerson was featured on the CBS 6 (WRGB-TV) evening newscast following the event "Immigrant Children & Family Courts in New York State: Challenges and Avenues for Relief" on January 20, 2016.
Professor Sarah Rogerson's op-ed, "Consider children when designing immigration system," appeared on Page 1 of the Times Union's Perspective section on January 7, 2016.

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