He focuses on legal issues related to the enforcement of immigration law, including the rights of respondents in removal proceedings and federal collaboration with state and local governments. He received his J.D. cum laude from Georgetown Law in 2010. He worked as a reporter before and during law school, and has written for the Associated Press, SCOTUSblog, and The Wall Street Journal. He also worked as a freelance journalist in Arizona covering border and immigration issues. He is admitted to practice law in California; his practice is limited to cases in federal courts and before the immigration agencies.