
Mary Holper
Guest Author
Mary Holper is Director of the Immigration Clinic and a clinical professor at Boston College Law School. Throughout her career, Holper has represented immigration detainees who face removal. She has participated in impact litigation that challenges the overuse of mandatory detention, indefinite detention, and crime-based deportation. In addition, Holper has represented noncitizens at risk of deportation and immigration detention. Holper has spoken on numerous panels about immigration issues, particularly on the issues of immigration detention, removal proceedings, and crime-based deportations. She has written and co-authored law reviews, blog posts, and reference guides regarding immigration issues.
Articles by this author:

Congress Should Stop DHS’s Lawless Misuse of Mandatory Immigration Detention
Feb. 11, 2026
Amit Jain, Mary Holper and 1 more