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Stephen Yale-Loehr (born 10 June 1954), is an American law professor and immigration law attorney. [1] Yale-Loehr earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Cornell University in 1977 and 1981, respectively. He was editor-in-chief of the Cornell International Law Journal during his time at the law school. Upon graduating he clerked for Judge Howard G. Munson of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, nominated by President Gerald Ford. Yale-Loehr has been a member of the Cornell Law faculty since 1991.

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Early life

Stephen Yale-Loehr was born to Raymond C. Loehr and Joan M. Loehr. His father was Chairman of the Science Advisory Board at the Environmental Protection Agency and an environmental engineering professor at Cornell University [2] and the University of Texas. Steve is married to Amy J. Yale, [3] [4] who is a retired radiologist in Ithaca, New York.

Career

Yale-Loehr practices and teaches U.S. immigration law. [5] He is a Professor of Immigration Law Practice at Cornell Law School and serves as counsel for the firm Miller Mayer [6] in Ithaca, New York. From 1986 to 1994, he served as managing and executive editor, respectively, of two immigration law publications: Interpreter Releases and Immigration Briefings. For 10 years, he co-authored a bi-monthly immigration column for the New York Law Journal . [7] He also founded and was the first executive director of Invest In the USA, a trade association for the EB-5 visa Regional Center Program. [8] [9] He directs the immigration law and policy research program at Cornell Law School. [10]

Yale-Loehr has frequently testified before Congress relating to EB-5, [11] L-1 [12] and H1-B [13] visas and other immigration related topics. [14] [15] He is frequently quoted in the media, including NPR, [16] The New York Times , [17] [18] ABC News, [19] and others. [20] Yale-Loehr was interviewed regarding the United States v. Texas Supreme Court decision in 2016, regarding the constitutionality of President Obama's executive action creating the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) program. [21] [22]

Yale-Loehr was the 2001 recipient of the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Elmer Fried Award for excellence in teaching [23] and the 2004 winner of the American Immigration Lawyers Association's Edith Lowenstein Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law. [24] He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, [25] a Nonresident Fellow [26] at the Migration Policy Institute, and a founding member of the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers. [27]

Books

Yale-Loehr co-authors the 22-volume treatise Immigration Law and Procedure, which is considered one of the standard reference works in the field and is often cited in the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal court case opinions. [28] [29] His other published books and publications include:

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  2. ↑ "Raymond Loehr Obituary Raymond C. Loehr Environmental Engineer". www.legacy.com.
  3. ↑ "Ask the Expert : The Ins and Outs of Immigration Law". www.alumni.cornell.edu. 29 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, New York, 14 Apr 1977, Page 9 : Marriage of Yale / Loehr". The Ithaca Journal. 14 April 1977. p. 9.
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  13. ↑ Archived copy Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Archived copy Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Archived copy Archived 2016-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "For Refugees And Advocates, An Anxious Wait For Clarity On Trump's Policy". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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