9:00am - 10:30am

Preserving the record for judicial review – aka surviving the next 4 years

Moderator: Heather Axford, CALA + Adj. Prof NYLS

Panelist:

Michelle Méndez, National Immigration Project

10:50am - 12:20pm

Special Litigation Issues—Mandamus, Constitutional Challenges, Habeas

Moderator: Paige Austin, Make the Road NY

Panelists:

Linda Evarts, IRAP

Alexandra Lampert, Brooklyn Defender Services

12:30pm - 1:30pm

The borders and barriers to asylum: Expedited Removal, In absentia, motions to reopen

Moderator: Lenni Benson, NYLS

Panelists:

Jodi Ziesemer, NYLAG

Trina Realmuto, National Immigration Litigation Alliance

Two options (box lunch provided):

A) Room 301: Litigation Updates (non-gov’t only) with Trina Realmuto, Victoria Neilson

B) Aud. Level: Laura Rion, Church World Service - Update from the field, Afghans and Refugee Processing

Discussion/Q&A Facilitator: Lenni Benson (Auditorium Level)

2:45pm - 4:15pm

Making a record for particular social group - strategies and alternatives

Moderator: Alexandra Rizio, Safe Passage Project

Panelists:

Dree Collopy, AILA Asylum Primer Author

Rebecca Press, Co-Counsel NY

Karen Musalo, CGRS and UCSF Law School

4:50pm - 6:00pm

Circumvention of lawful pathways bars, third country and firm resettlement the experience so far

Moderator: Desireé Hernandez, Catholic Charities

Panelists:

Sayoni Maitra, LegalAid

Victoria Neilson, National Immigration Project

Edith Sangueza, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies