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Cody Wofsy

Deputy Director

ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµImmigrants’ Rights Project

Bio

Cody Wofsy is Deputy Director of the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµImmigrants’ Rights Project. His work focuses on limiting state and local entanglement with immigration enforcement, protecting access to asylum, ensuring judicial review, and challenging abusive federal enforcement practices. He has litigated numerous cases at all levels of federal and state courts, including blocking asylum bans, limiting the use of immigration detainers, challenging the Muslim Ban, and curtailing unlawful expedited removal practices. Before his work at the ACLU, Cody was a law clerk to Judge Marsha Berzon of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and Judge Myron Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and the University of California, Santa Cruz.


Featured work

Aug 6, 2025

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next

Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order: What Happens Next

Jan 21, 2024

Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship, Explained

Trump’s Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship, Explained

Mar 8, 2019

A Federal Appeals Court Confirms That the Constitution Guarantees Immigrants Access to Courts

A Federal Appeals Court Confirms That the Constitution Guarantees Immigrants Access to Courts

Feb 14, 2019

U.S. Border Patrol Detained U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish in Montana

U.S. Border Patrol Detained U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish in Montana

Aug 7, 2018

Jeff Sessions’ Illegal Attacks on Asylum Seekers

Jeff Sessions’ Illegal Attacks on Asylum Seekers

Jun 26, 2018

The Supreme Court Ignores the Reality of President Trump’s Discriminatory Muslim Ban

The Supreme Court Ignores the Reality of President Trump’s Discriminatory Muslim Ban

Jan 17, 2018

DHS' Threat to Prosecute Officials of Sanctuary Cities Is Unconstitutional

DHS' Threat to Prosecute Officials of Sanctuary Cities Is Unconstitutional

Oct 18, 2017

The Muslim Ban Loses in Court Again

The Muslim Ban Loses in Court Again

Oct 3, 2017

We’re Challenging Muslim Ban 3.0, Which Is Just More of the Same

We’re Challenging Muslim Ban 3.0, Which Is Just More of the Same

Jul 14, 2017

Trump’s Grandma Ban Is No More for Now

Trump’s Grandma Ban Is No More for Now