Marie S. Celentino

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Director, Immigration Law Clinic
Assistant Professor of Law

Marie S. Celentino
Contact Info:
Campus: Riverfront Campus
Building: George J. Asher Law Clinic Center
Phone: 313-596-0235
Marie S. Celentino
Areas of Expertise:
Administrative Law
Crimmigration (intersection of criminal and immigration law)
Immigration Law
Public Benefits Issues for Immigrants

Degrees

  • J.D. Harvard Law School
  • B.A. New York University

Biography

Marie Celentino is an assistant professor and the Director of the Immigration Law Clinic. Previously, she served as a Teaching Fellow and Interim Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Michigan State University College of Law. She has exclusively practiced immigration law for her entire career, serving as a managing attorney at the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, senior attorney at Freedom House Detroit, and immigration attorney with Antone, Casagrande & Adwers, P.C. Celentino is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves as the chair of the Michigan chapter’s Asylum Committee. She also serves on the State Bar of Michigan’s Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. Celentino is a graduate of Harvard Law School and New York University. She joined Detroit Mercy Law in 2025.

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    Courses Taught

    Immigration Law Clinic seminar
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    Selected Publications

    In Government We Trust: Judicial Deference to Government Evidence in Removal Proceedings, VAND. L. REV. (Mar. 2025)

    The New Public Charge Immigration Rule and Its Impact, Michigan Bar Journal (with Tania Morris Diaz) (Dec. 2020)

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    Selected Presentations

    Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, Presenter for Immigration Seminar (Aug 2022)

    Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Conference, Panelist for Navigating Marriage-Based I-130 Petitions (May 2022)

    Oakland Literacy Council, Presenter for Immigration in Michigan: Myths vs. Facts (Sep 2021)

    Committee on Regional Training, Presenter for Public Charge and the Chilling Effect (Apr 2021)

    American Immigration Lawyers Association – Michigan, Presenter for Public Charge Rule Essentials (Feb 2020)

    Protecting Immigrant Families – Michigan, Presenter for Public Charge Legal Advocate Training, (Oct 2020)

    Committee on Regional Training, Presenter for Empowering Immigrant Families: Updates on Public Charge & Public Benefits for Legal Services (Oct 2019)

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