He writes at the intersection of administrative law and immigration law, and is particularly interested in the ways in which enforcement realities constrain immigration policies across a variety of contexts and institutions. His work has been published in the Stanford Law Review, the Arizona Law Review and the California Law Review. He received his B.A. from Stanford University, his M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA and his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law. A former Fulbright Fellow, Professor Lee worked at Skadden, Arps, clerked for Judge Mary Schroeder on the Ninth Circuit, and completed a fellowship at Stanford Law School before joining the UCI faculty.