Haiyun Damon-Feng

New York University School of Law

Haiyun Damon-Feng is an Acting Assistant Professor of Lawyering at NYU School of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of administrative law and immigration law and policy, and focuses on issues relating to executive power, federalism, procedure, and race. Haiyun earned her J.D. from Yale Law School.

Haiyun Damon-Feng's Articles

Immigration

NIMBYism at the Border

March 6, 2023

Asylum law has a major NIMBY problem, and the Biden Administration’s newly proposed asylum ban is poised to be an extreme manifestation of it. NIMBY, or “Not In My Backyard,” refers to movements by land owners or residents opposing new development or use of the land or resources they view as within their domain. On…