Thomas Alexander Aleinikoff (born 1952) is Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility at The New School in New York City. He was a law professor and dean at

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He served, from 2010 to 2015, as the Deputy High Commissioner in the Office of the

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, Switzerland. He was most recently Visiting Professor of Law and Huo Global Policy Initiative Research Fellow, Columbia Global Policy Initiative.

Background

Aleinikoff attended White Plains Senior High School (Class of 1970) later moving on to receive a bachelor's degree '' summa cum laude'' from Swarthmore College in 1974. He is a member of

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and received a J.D. from

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in 1977. While at Yale, Aleinikoff was editor of the '' Yale Law Journal''. He served as a law clerk to Judge Edward Weinfeld of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and from 1981 to 1987 was on the faculty of the

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Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 13, 2011 Aleinikoff joined the law faculty of

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UNHCR press release (December 2, 2009) Retrieved January 14, 2011 From 2003 to 2004, Aleinikoff was associate dean of the Law Center and was named dean of the Law Center and executive vice president of Georgetown University in 2004.
Georgetown Law (December 2, 2009) Retrieved January 14, 2011 Aleinikoff specializes in immigration policy and has written a number of books on the topic. He has been a senior associate at the Migration Policy Institute, executive associate commissioner of programs, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) at the U.S.

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), and

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of the INS. Aleinikoff was co-chair of the Immigration Policy Review Team for the

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."T. Alexander Aleinikoff '74 Appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees"
''Swarthmore News'' (December 4, 2009) Retrieved January 14, 2011 On December 2, 2009, Aleinikoff notified students and faculty of his intention to accept appointment as Deputy High Commissioner of

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(UNHCR). António Guterres of Portugal said, "Mr. Aleinikoff brings a rich combination of skills and experience that will serve refugees and UNHCR extremely well." Mr. Aleinikoff expressed his gratitude for the appointment, saying, "I am honored to be joining UNHCR, an organization I have admired for many years. I look forward to contributing to UNHCR's work on behalf of more than 34 million refugees, internally displaced and other persons of concern around the world." As executive associate commissioner at the INS, Aleinikoff oversaw program development from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, as general counsel for the INS from 1994 to 1995, he participated in major decisions that included reform of the US asylum process.

Selected books

* ''Migration and International Legal Norms'' (T. Alexander Aleinikoff & Vincent Chetail eds., The Hague: T.M.C. Asser 2003). * ''Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy'' (with David A. Martin and Hiroshi Motomura) (West Group 5th ed. forthcoming 2003). * ''Migration and International Law'', ed. (Associated Press, forthcoming 2003). * ''Semblances of Sovereignty: The Constitution, the State, and American Citizenship'' (Harvard U. Press 2002).

Selected journal articles

* "Detaining Plenary Power: The Meaning and Impact of Zadvydas v. Davis," 16 ''Geo. Immigr. L.J.'' 365 (2002). * "Securing Tribal Sovereignty: A Theory for Overturning Lone Wolf," 38 ''Tulsa L. Rev.'' 57 (2002). * "American Citizenship: An Introduction," 5 ''Citizenship Stud.'' 5 (2001). * "Citizenship Talk: A Revisionist Narrative," 69 ''Fordham L. Rev.'' 1689 (2001). * "Between National and Post-National: Membership in the United States," 4 ''Mich. J. Race & L.'' 241 (1999). * With Rubén G. Rumbaut, "Terms of Belonging: Are Models of Membership Self-fulfilling Prophecies?," 13 ''Geo. Immig. L.J.'' 1 (1998).

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