Legal Scholar · Immigration & International Law

Nicolas P.
Garon

J.D. Candidate, Southern University Law Center (December 2026). Independent legal researcher with publications across U.S. visa law, immigration policy, and international human rights. Cited at UNGA80 by a UN Special Rapporteur in a report submitted to all Member States.

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United Nations Citation
Nicolas Garon's scholarship was cited by a UN Special Rapporteur in an official report submitted to all Member States at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80).

Law Review Articles

10 publications
Cleveland State Law Review Et Cetera2026
Hands Off Mahmoud Khalil: Why the State Department Can't Lawfully Revoke Green Cards, Enforce Immigration Law, or End Status
74 Clev. St. L. Rev. Et Cetera 117 (2026)
Green CardsState DepartmentDeportation
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UC Davis Social Justice Law Review2025
Desirable Mootness: How 'Making Moot' Is a Tactic in Immigration Mandamus Claims
29 UC Davis Soc. Just. L. Rev. 1 (2025)
MandamusMootness DoctrineImmigration Litigation
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Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law2025
The Latin Exclusion: Examining EU and White House Policy Favoritism Toward Migrant Sending Nations
15 Notre Dame J. Int'l & Comp. L., Iss. 2, Art. 4 (2025)
EU ImmigrationComparative LawMigration Policy
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Lincoln Memorial University Law Review2024
The Attorney's Guidebook to Handling UN and OAS Visas: Understanding the US' Obligations in IGO Visa Issuance
11 Lincoln Mem'l U. L. Rev. (2024)
IGO VisasDiplomatic LawUN Law
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LSU Journal for Social Justice & Policy2025
The U.K. High Potential Individual (HPI) Visa: Potentials and Drawbacks for Foreign-Born Students
LSU J. for Soc. Just. & Pol'y, Vol. 5, Art. 15
UK Visa PolicyStudent VisasImmigration Reform
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Ohio Northern University International Law Journal2025
The Future of a Digital Schengen Visa: The Benefits of Consular Accessibility, Impartiality, and Drawbacks for Disadvantaged Nations
Ohio Northern U. Int'l L.J., Vol. 2, Art. 1
SchengenDigital VisasEU Law
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Connecticut Journal of International Law2023
Veiling Laws Throughout Iranian History: The Relationship to Religion, Before and During Islamic Law
Conn. J. Int'l L., Vol. 38, Iss. 2 (Spring 2023)
IranIslamic LawHuman Rights
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UNT Dallas Law Review: On the Cusp2023
How Iranians Are Barred from the West Through Reactive Visa Policies Fueled by Politics
UNT Dallas L. Rev.: On the Cusp (Fall 2023)
IranVisa PoliticsHuman Rights
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International Journal of Law, Ethics & Technology2024
The Right to a Just Remedy in Private Law — a Right and a Human Instinct: An Analysis of How Greed and Lawlessness Removes Confidence
Int'l J. of L., Ethics, & Tech., Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring 2024)
Private LawLegal TheoryHuman Rights
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Tête à Tête: Journal of Francophone Studies2024
France within Louisiana Law, Government, and Media
Tête à Tête: J. of Francophone Studies, Vol. 2, Art. 4
LouisianaFrench LawLegal History
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Berkeley Latine Journal of Law & PolicyForthcoming 2026
The American Exception: Why the American Visa Interview Model Needs Revision: Section 214(b) Overuse and the 'Immigrant Intent' Trap
35 Berkeley Latine J.L. & Pol'y (forthcoming 2026)
§ 214(b)Visa ReformImmigrant Intent

Op-Eds & Commentary

3 pieces
Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF)
Where Legal Challenges Are Helping Deportees
Foreign Policy in Focus — Institute for Policy Studies
DeportationLegal ChallengesForeign Affairs
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NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune
How the Trump Administration Uses Isolated Crimes to Change U.S. Visa Policy
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune — Guest Column
Visa PolicyExecutive ActionLouisiana
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Pittsburgh Post-GazetteMarch 2026
There Is Hope for Iran
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Guest Column, March 2026
IranForeign PolicyHope & Reform
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Conferences & Speaking

7 engagements
American Society of Comparative Law — Younger Comparativists Committee2025
🇨🇦 2025 Meeting of the American Society of Comparative Law, Younger Comparativists Committee
McGill University Faculty of Law, Montreal
University of Baltimore Law Review Symposium
🇺🇸 The Great Regression: Immigration Law in Crisis
Baltimore, MD
ACUNS Annual Meeting — United Nations University2024
🇯🇵 ACUNS Annual Meeting — United Nations University
Tokyo, Japan — June 20–22, 2024
Texas A&M University School of Law
🇺🇸 16th International Conference on Contracts
Fort Worth, TX
Southern University Law Review Symposium2026
🇺🇸 Featured Panelist — Preserving Democracy: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Accountability, and the Rule of Law
Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
Southern University Law Center
🇺🇸 Equal Protection Symposium
Baton Rouge, LA
LSU Journal for Social Justice & Policy2024
🇺🇸 Education in America Symposium
Baton Rouge, LA

About

Nicolas Garon is a law student at Southern University Law Center (December 2026). He is an independent legal researcher with publications across U.S. visa law, immigration policy, and international human rights. His scholarship has been cited at UNGA80 by a UN Special Rapporteur in a report submitted to all Member States.

At SULC he served as President of the American Constitution Society chapter and as a Staff Writer for the Public Defender Magazine. He holds a B.A. in Political Science (International Politics & Law) from Louisiana State University.

Prior to law school he served for a decade as a fire-line officer in the Sorrento Vol. Fire Department.

Legal Experience
Prisoner's Legal Services of New York
Immigration Unit Extern — Buffalo/Batavia, NY (2025)
ECBA Volunteer Lawyers Project
Immigration Law Intern — Erie County, NY (2024–25)
Memberships
Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) · American Immigration Lawyers Association (Student Member) · Baton Rouge Bar Association (Student Member)
Contact
ngnative9@gmail.com (225) 975-1432