One of the most interesting topics I have covered during my time at Law Week has been immigration policy. I have spent a good deal of my adult life applying for visas in other countries, so I assumed I had an idea about how my own country’s immigration system works. But through my reporting, I’ve learned there are hundreds of different ways a person’s future in the U.S. depends on the whims of a president, the dry intricacies of administrative law and the willingness of an employer or law enforcement officer to fill out the right forms.

I have covered DACA’s day at the U.S. Supreme Court, Trump’s changes to the “public charge” rule, new restrictions on H-1B workers and the barriers undocumented immigrants face in obtaining U visas for victims of crimes.