Kevin J. Fandl serves as Counsel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He advises on immigration reform issues and works closely with senior management to craft policies and procedures intended to further these reforms. He previously served as Acting Director of the Office of the Executive Secretariat where he managed all executive correspondence for the agency. He began his federal career as an attorney and international trade specialist for U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2003.
Kevin is also an adjunct law professor at the American University Washington College of Law, teaching courses on international trade and development law, contracts, and advanced legal writing. He has lectured on these issues in Chile, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia, where he was a Fulbright scholar in 2006. He lectures in English and in Spanish.
Within his academic work, Kevin has also written and published several articles on subjects such as economic development, international trade law, and the informal economy. Some of his more recent publications have included, The Role of Informal Legal Institutions in Economic Development (Fordham International Law Journal), Bilateral Agreements and Fair Trade Practices: A Policy Analysis of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal), and Dead Capital and the Sea: Post-Tsunami Relief for the Southeast Asian Informal Economy (Yale Journal of International Affairs).
Kevin earned his Ph.D. in Public Policy from George Mason University in 2010. His dissertation addressed the rule of law and small business development in Colombia. He earned his JD in law in 2003 from the American University Washington College of Law, where he served as the Senior Critical Essays Editor on the International Law Review. He also completed his Masters degree in International Relations at American University in 2000 and a certificate in International Human Rights Law from Oxford University the same year. Kevin is licensed to practice law in New York, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.
Kevin lives in Washington, D.C. with his beautiful wife and daughter.
