2018 Immigration Law Forum: Civil Rights Behind Bars
The James H. Binger Center for New Americans and Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice are pleased to invite you to a two-day conference titled Immigration Law Forum: Civil Rights Behind Bars. The forum will be held at the University of Minnesota Law School on November 2-3, 2018. Topics include troubling trends in immigration enforcement and detention, the use of federal court litigation to protect immigrants and lessons from the civil rights era.
Conference sessions will provide attendees with legal context and background of current immigration practices and will also provide practical guidance and strategies for litigation and advocacy in this challenging climate. Attendees will hear from leading litigators and educators from across the country who are involved in high-profile cases at all levels of the immigration adjudication system including the United States Supreme Court.
Featuring:
- Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project
Lee Gelernt has argued important immigration and civil rights cases at all levels of the federal court system, including, most recently, Ms. L v. ICE, a case in federal court challenging the administration’s practice of separating asylum-seeking parents and their children.
- Professor Fatma Marouf, Texas A&M University School of Law
Fatma Marouf is the Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at Texas A&M University School of Law and a nationally recognized expert in the intersections of immigration law, international human rights law and constitutional law.
Friday, November 2 | 7.25 CLE Credits |
8:30 a.m. | Registration and Coffee |
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
9:30 a.m. | Civil Rights Behind Bars: The Opportunities and Shortcomings of Current Remedies Professor Fatma Marouf, Texas A&M University School of Law |
10:05 a.m. | Who is Legal? Racism, Discrimination and Assumptions Underlying the Immigration System Professor Jacqueline Stevens, Northwestern University Professor Yolanda Vázquez, University of Cincinnati College of Law Moderated by Professor Fatma Marouf, Texas A&M University School of Law |
11:30 a.m. | Lunch-Room 3 |
12:10 p.m. | Deportation Conditions and Treatment of Immigrants Michele Garnett McKenzie, The Advocates for Human Rights Katie Shepherd, American Immigration Council Professor Jacqueline Stevens, Northwestern University Moderated by Professor Stephen Meili, University of Minnesota Law School |
1:40 p.m. | Immigrants in Criminal Court Mary Moriarty, Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Professor Yolanda Vázquez, University of Cincinnati College of Law Tim Warden-Hertz, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Moderated by Professor Linus Chan, University of Minnesota Law School |
3:05 p.m. | The Modern Immigrant Surveillance State Professor Anil Kalhan, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law Amier Malik, CAIR-Minnesota Robyn Meyer-Thompson, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota Julio Zelaya, ACLU of Minnesota Moderated by Deepinder Mayell, James H. Binger Center for New Americans |
4:30 p.m. | Impact Immigration Litigation in the Federal Courts Lee Gelernt, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project |
6:00-7:00 p.m. | Reception-Auerbach Commons |
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Saturday, November 3 | 6.75 CLE Credits |
8:30 a.m. | Registration and Coffee |
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
9:10 a.m. | Sanctuary Cities and Protecting Immigrants and Refugees Professor Christopher Lasch, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Michelle Rivero, City of Minneapolis Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs ThaoMee Xiong, City of St. Paul Director of Intergovernmental Affairs |
10:40 a.m. | Innovative Organizing to Stop Deportations Luz Lopez-Rosas, Asamblea de Derechos Civiles Estefania Navarro, NAVIGATE-MN Ched Nin, Release MN 8 Jenny Srey, Release MN 8 Tammi Thompson, ISAIAH Professor Mzenga Wanyama, Augsburg University Moderated by Kjerstin Yager, James H. Binger Center for New Americans |
12:10 p.m. | Lunch |
1:00 p.m. | Critical Relief: Nuts and Bolts on How to Get People Out of Detention Professor Kathy Moccio, University of Minnesota Law School Rebecca Scholtz, Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC) Claudia Valenzuela, National Immigrant Justice Center |
2:50 p.m. | Resilience and Endurance: Advocating in a Time of Injustice Steve Kraemer, Conversations with Friends Claudia Valenzuela, National Immigrant Justice Center Tim Warden-Hertz, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Moderated by Professor Linus Chan, University of Minnesota Law School |
5:00 p.m. | Informal Happy Hours-Various locations |
Morning coffee and lunch will be provided on both days of the conference. There will be a reception Friday evening following the last session of the day.
To make disability-related accommodations or dietary requests email Liz Coffield ecoffiel@umn.edu.