Julie Dahlstrom
Cognoscenti contributor
Julie Dahlstrom is a clinical associate professor and the director of the BU Law Immigrants’ Rights and Human Trafficking. She teaches seminars in the areas of immigration, human trafficking, gender-based violence, and public interest law.
Recently published
Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty. But did survivors get justice?
The trial provided yet another space to humiliate and re-traumatize victims, as often occurs in sex-crime prosecutions, write Julie Dahlstrom and Rachel Wechsler.
Labor Trafficking Is A Crime You Probably Don't Notice
You’ve probably heard of sex trafficking, writes Julie Dahlstrom. Labor trafficking is also a problem in Massachusetts -- if less visible and less understood, even by law enforcement.
There’s A Legal Crisis On Our Southern Border — And It Was Caused By Our Government
The Trump administration has eviscerated the framework of long-established legal protections at our border, and within our country.