Dean Johnson Cited on Immigration Status by Washington Post

Dean Kevin R. Johnson is cited in a Washington Post article concerning the immigration status of First Lady Melania Trump and her parents. Her parents, who are natives of Slovenia, have been living in the United States for at least a year and perhaps longer, the article reports, leading to speculation about their legal status. Dean Johnson is cited as a source stating that they are most likely in the country on an IR-5 visa as the parents of a U.S. citizen.

Kevin R. Johnson is Dean and Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o studies at UC Davis School of Law. He is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of immigration law and policy, refugee law, and civil rights.