Immigration and Citizenship Law - Speakers and Events

The Immigration and Citizenship Law Program hosts events throughout the academic year, including:

  • The Citizenship and Equality Colloquium, which features nationally prominent guest speakers whose research focuses on the concept of citizenship
  • A works-in-progress series supporting Colorado immigration scholars and graduate students
  • Keynote lectures and roundtable discussions by immigration attorneys and scholars on contemporary policy issues
  • Quarterly pro bono citizenship and naturalization drives

To present researchÌýin the monthly Colorado Immigration Scholars' Mesa WIP series, please contact Rebecca Galemba, DU, or Fernando Riosmena, CU.

Fall 2021

October 15, 2021 (11am-12pm MT). An event for lawyers/scholars: What in the world is going on in D.C. with immigration reform, executive action and DACA?? Join us this Friday, Oct. 15 at 11am for a conversation to help lawyers, scholars and activists advocate for immigrants in uncertain times.

October 20, 2021 (5:30-6:30pm MT).ÌýAn event for community: What in the world is going on in D.C. with immigration reform, executive action and DACA?? Join us on Oct. 20 at 5:30 pm for a conversation to inform affected community members, allies and activists about pathways forward. Translation in Spanish provided.

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January 20, 2021Ìý(12-1pm MT). Citizenship: from the past to the present. Panel discussion with professors Lucy Chester, Honor Sachs, Seema Sohi, and Ming H. Chen on the meaning of the 14th amendment and its implications for US citizenship.Ìý ContactÌýProfessor Chester for detailsÌýhere; join by .ÌýNote: Professor Chen’s immigration law class will be viewing a related documentary after the panel discussion; please let her know if you’re interested in joining – spots may be limited.

January 26, 2021 (4:30pm MT). Book Release: Border Thinking. In this book reception, authors Andrea Dyrness and Enrique Sepulveda III will share perspectives on how Latinx youth experience belonging across borders.ÌýHosted by Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Latin American Studies. Zoom link available upon .

February 22, 2021 (5-6:30pm MT).ÌýLecture on Access to Justice for Immigrants. UCLA ProfessorÌýIngrid EagleyÌýand RMIAN Attorney Ashley Harrington will present their research and experiences on national and local representation for immigrants. This lecture is dedicated to Breanna Boss Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw '21. Register .Ìý

March 2, 2021 (12:30-1:30pm MT). MESA Works-In-Progress Workshop. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØProfessor Fernando Riosmena will present "Worlds in Motion: A re-appraisal of Thinking on and Empirical Evaluation of Migration Theories." Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØProfessor David Cook-Martin provide commentary to kick off group discussion. To request the paper and receive the zoom link, please RSVP via email to Ming Hsu Chen. UPDATE: Please note changed date.

March 13, 2021.ÌýCU’s Office for Outreach will feature Professor Chen on citizenship as part of their Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØon the Weekend Lecture Series for Spring 2021 at 3 PM ET/2 PM CST/1 PM MST/12 PM PST. Registration opens January 4Ìýhere.

April 1, 2021 (12-1pm MT). MESA Works-In-Progress Workshop.ÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPostgraduate Research Fellow Hunter Knapp will present "Structural Racism in Agriculture." To request the paper and receive the zoom link, please RSVP via email toÌýming.h.chen@colorado.edu

April 6, 2021 (12-1pm MT). Hate Crimes and Anti-Asian Violence: A Conversation about Critical Race Theory and Feminist Perspectives on Legal Strategies. Speakers Zeyen Wu, Assistant US Attorney; Jennifer Ho, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of CHA at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder; Nhu Minh Le, Victim Assistance Director at the Asian Pacific Development Center. Hosted by Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAPALSA and co-hosted by White House Initiative on AAPIs. UPDATE: To receiveÌýfollow up information and resources, please email apalsa@colorado.edu or submit your contact informationÌý.

April 8-9, 2021. Byron White Center's Rothgerber Conference on CItizenship. Thursday night will include a performance by MOTUS Theater (5-6:30pm MT). Friday will include a fireside chat with author Ming Hsu Chen in conversation withÌýHiroshi MotomuraÌýon Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era (Stanford Press 2020). It will be followed by a full day of excitingÌýpanel discussions with nationally known speakers conducting work on citizenship (9-4pm) and postconference discussionÌýon next stepsÌýin small groups (4-5pm MT). More details and conference registration for all three eventsÌýhere. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Schenter.Ìý UPDATE: A summary of the key ideas and conversations from the day is here.

  • Thursday Apil 8 MOTUS Undocumonologues. UPDATE: Video .
  • Friday April 9 Pursuing Citizenship conference. UPDATE: Video here andÌý.
  • Friday April 9 Reception and postconference discussion of next steps.

April 30, 2021 (1-2:30pm MT). Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPopulation Center's Migration Primary Research Area meeting. To RSVP and receive zoom link, please contact Fernando Riosmena.

May 4, 2021 (12-1pm MT.).ÌýMESA Works-In-Progress Workshop, in collaboration with Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Faculty Workshop. Professor Ming Chen & Daimeon Shanks will present "Regulatory Dysfunction in Immigration Law." To RSVP and receive zoom link, please contact Ming Hsu Chen.Ìý

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Mesa works-in-progress series are quarterly events to present scholarship to local immigration scholars (TBD). To indicate your interest in presenting a paper or serving as a discussant, please contact Fernando Riosmena, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ, Jesse Acevedo, University of Denver,Ìýor Edelina Burciaga (University of Colorado Denver.)

September 3, 2020. Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era Book Launch. Professor in conversation with . Boulder Bookstore (5-6pm). Tickets for this cost $5, with a $5 coupon provided during event to purchase books at .Ìý

September 16, 2020.ÌýJoin Rep. Joe Neguse on September 16th at 5pm to celebrate National Citizenship Day! Panelists CO State Senator Julie Gonzales, Denver Office of Immigrant Affairs Atim Otii, Attorney Cristina Uribe Reyes and Professor Chen will discuss what it means to be a U.S. citizen. Register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-national-citizenship-day-tickets-120102033415.

September 17, 2020. Colorado Law Talk: Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era by Professor Ming H. Chen (5:30-6:30pm). Virtual event. Co-sponsored by Byron White Center Constitutional Day. Free with registration. For more information and to register, click .

September 17, 2020. Stories from our Undocumented Neighbors with Motus Theater's "Undocumonologues" Online via the Boulder Public Library (7-9pm). Autobiographical monologues by Motus UndocuMonologists Victor Galvan, Armando Peniche, Tania Chairez (read by Professor Aviva Chomsky), and Alejandro Fuentes-Mena (read by Professor Natalia Molina). Register .Ìý

September 19, 2020. The DOIRA, CIRC, andÌýÌýare excited to share theÌýÌýCitizenship Filing Fee Scholarship to help Denver residents that meet income requirements pay the $725 in fees associated with their Citizenship application. REGISTER NOW for the September 19,Ìý. Limited spots are available.ÌýFor information or questions,Ìýcall (720) 319-7034.ÌýTo volunteer, visit:Ìý. Follow theirÌý.

October 6, 2020. The Party of Practicality: An Innovative and Pragmatic Conversation on Immigration. A pre-election conversation with Congressman Joe Neguse, Professor Mary Mendoza, Professor Tomas Jimenez. Moderated by Patty Limerick. Sponsored by Center for the American West and Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLatinx Law Students. Register .Ìý

October 7, 2020.ÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLawÌýÌýImmigration Court. Zoom link .ÌýFor more information, contact Emma Carroll.

October 8, 2020.ÌýProfessor Ruben Rumbaut will be delivering the Menken Distinguished Lecture at the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØInstitute for Behavioral ScienceÌýon Thursday October 8 fromÌý5-7pm Mountain Time. For more information about the speaker and the talk, see https://behavioralscience.colorado.edu/upcoming-events.ÌýFor the zoom link and password, contact ibs-contact@colorado.edu. Presented by the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPopulation Center and the Institute of Behavioral Science's Population Program.

October 20, 2020. The Mini Law School series at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw will feature a lecture on "Immigration Law: A Reform Agenda for the 2020 Election and Beyond" with Professors Violeta Chapin and Ming Chen.ÌýClick here for more details and to register for this event.

October 26, 2020. Welcoming Strangers, Building Community -- A Conversation about Hospitality and Citizenship with Sarah Jackson, Executive Director of Casa de Paz and Professor Ming H. Chen will be discussing their books at a DU Law event from 4-5pm. Register . For more information, contact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

October 26, 2020.ÌýJames Walsh, Political Science, CU-Denver will be sharing his work-in-progrses about the history of Irish immigrants in Leadville, Colorado. He will be discussing efforts to build a public memorial honoring the 1500 Irish immigrants buried in the community, and parallels with current immigration issues including exploitation of immigrant labor, xenophobia, and practices of resistance. For precirculation of the paper and the zoom password, please contact Edelina Burciaga.

October 30, 2020.. Curious about what it's like to work in immigration law in the current social and political climate? Join ILPS for a virtual discussion with attorneys from the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network.

November 4, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØClinical Professor Violeta Chapin will give a virtual lecture in the Race and the Law series titled "When Cruelty Becomes Ordinary." Register .

November 6, 2020.ÌýFall Faculty Colloquium Series: Prof. Ìýwill discuss his new book “â€�.Ìý Click for the Zoom link.

November 13, 2020. The Party of Practicality: An Innovative and Pragmatic Conversation on Immigration. A post-election conversation with Congressman Joe Neguse, Professor Mary Mendoza, Professor Tomas Jimenez. Moderated by Patty Limerick. Sponsored by Center for the American West and Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLatinx Law Students. Register

November 17, 2020. sponsored by Strum College of Law at the University of Denver.

December 5, 2020. TEDx Mile High Vision Conference (5-8pm MT online). Professor Ming H. Chen will present "Finding Yourself on the Citizenship Spectrum." Other speakers include a criminal justice reformerÌýand an undocumented poet/spoken word performer. Register for free on and find more details .

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January 21, 2020. Mesa Works-In-Progress with Professor Christina Sue (12:30-2pm at University of Colorado Law School, Wolf Building 202). For a copy of the paper and to reserve lunch, contactÌýFernando Riosmena, CU.

January 28, 2020. Migrating to Prison (New Press 2019) Official Book Launch at DU Sturm Hall of LawÌý(12 noon at DU LawÌýroom 1650).ÌýContact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

February 5, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Citizenship Colloquium: Professor Fernando Riosmena, Associate Professor of Geography and Associate Director of the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPopulation Center, "Climate Migration at Height & End of the "Great Mexican Emigration Era"" (4:40-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For Professor Riosmena's paper, . For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

February 6, 2020.Ìý The Transnational Migration speaker series presentsÌýÌýlessons for Critical Democracy from Transnational Youth (5:00-6:15Ìýp.m., EDUC 334).Ìý Ìýwill speak on transnational citizenship.ÌýÌý

February 7, 2020. A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Legal Profession. Join Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court and a panel of leading APA attorneys in Colorado for a discussion over lunch at the History Colorado Center 1200 N Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 (12-2pm). Registration link . For questions, contact Sumi Lee, APABA President and Kenneth Shiau,ÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAPALSA.

February 7, 2020. Ìý"Immigration Law in Shifting Times." 8-5pm. For more information, contact Elena Engel andÌýProf. Garcia-Hernandez.

February 12, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Citizenship Colloquium: , Council Tree Professor of Law and Director of Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw's American Indian Law Program "Decolonizing Indigenous Migration"Ìý(4:40-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

February 19, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder DACA Roundtable:Ìý, Professor of Education (3-4pm, Wolf Law 330). Co-sponsored by Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØImmigration and Citizenship Law Program and Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØSociology Department. Contact David Aragon.Ìý

February 19, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Citizenship Colloquium: , Professor of Education "Lives Still in Limbo: DACA and Undocumented Students" (4:40-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For Professor Gonzales's paper, . For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

February 26, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Citizenship Colloquium: , Professor of Law "Illegitimacy 2.0" (4:30-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For Professor Nunez's paper, . For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

March 4, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Citizenship Colloquium: , Vice Dean, Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar "Rejecting Citizenship" (4:30-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

March 11, 2020. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Citizenship Colloquium: , Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political ScienceÌý"Toward White Protectionist Citizenship?" (4:30-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

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August 15-16, 2019. Asylum Training (CLE credit available) at Colorado Law. Co-sponsored by ICLP. For more information and registration: Ìýor contact .

September 17, 2019. Citizenship Day panelÌýdiscussion and release of Report on Voting Rights and Civil Rights Implications of the Naturalization Backlog. Wolf Law 204 (12-1pm). Lunch will be served. Contact Hunter Knapp. Sponsored by the Immigration Law and Policy Society.

September 19, 2019. Mesa works-in-progress series. Professor , DU Political Science (12-1:30pm at DU Sturm Hall 286) presenting "Migrant Remittances and Support for Military Coups in Latin America." Lunch will be served. Contact Lisa Martinez to RSVP and to request theÌýpaper. Note: for those coming from off-campus, a limited number of parking permits are available.

September 25, 2019. , author ofÌý: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World, will speak at DU's Crimmigration Law & Policy Series from 12-1pm at the University of Denver, Room 165. Lunch will be provided.ÌýContact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

September 27-28, 2019. at the University of Denver.ÌýThis event will be hosted in the Anderson Academic Commons, Room 290, starting at 10am on Friday, September 27th through 5pm the follow day.ÌýContact Lisa MartinezÌýor register .

October 14, 2019.Ìý speaking on "Unintended Consequences of Immigration Enforcementat"ÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Institute for Behavioral Science (12pm, IBS 155).

October 18, 2019. Ìýwill speak about his book Ìýat Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ Latin American Studies Center ()Ìýat 3:30pm.ÌýContact Joe Bryan.

October 21, 2019.Ìý, from Boston College, will join us for a talk from 5:00-6:30pm at the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØSchool of Education room 220. She is the author ofÌý, on Mexican transnational mothers. Co-sponsored by the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØImmigration and Citizenship Law Program. ContactÌýAndrea Dyrness.

November 7, 2019.Ìý from Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØSociology presenting work-in-progress in CISN's Mesa Roundtable (12:30-1:45pm at University of Colorado ). Lunch will be served. Co-sponsored by the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØImmigration and Citizenship Law Program. Contact Fernando Riosmena to RSVP and receive paper.

November 15, 2019.Ìý from Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw presenting her book, Unequal Citizenship: Immigrants and Integration in the Enforcement Era,Ìýin Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Faculty Colloquium (12-1pm, Wolf Law 480).

November 15-16, 2019. CrossBorder art exhibit at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder (3:30-7pm) and Counterpath inÌýDenver (6-9:30pm). Contact Edelina Burciaga.

November 16, 2019.ÌýCesar Garcia Hernandez will be speaking at the gathering about how the United States built the world’s largest immigration prison system—and how we can abolish it (Bellco Theater in Denver).

November 22, 2019. Colorado Scholars Strategy Network Op-ed Writing Training at DU Anderson Academic Commons (10-12pm, 12-2pm optional writing). Contact Edelina Burciaga for details or register .

December 7, 2019. will read from his book at in Denver, 7pm. Contact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

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January 31, 2019. Professor Edelina Burciaga presenting research at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder IBS 12:30-2pm. Please contact Fernando Riosmena for more details.

February 8, 2019. Professor , UC Berkeley presenting research in Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw Faculty Colloquium Series. Please contact Ming Hsu Chen.

February 22. 2019. David BarillasÌýChon, DU presenting in Colorado Immigration Scholars/Mesa work-in-progress series 12-1:30pm at DU.ÌýLunch served. Contact Rebecca Galemba to RSVP and receive paper.

February 22, 2019.Ìý US Commission on Civil Rights Public Hearing on Citizenship and Naturalization.Ìý Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw will be hosting a public hearing on the backlog on naturalization applications for the Colorado Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights (10-6pm, Wittemeyer Courtroom). All are encouraged to attend the 10-3:15pm public testimony or speak at the 3:15-6pm open session.Ìý The event will be livestreamed: https//cu.law/live. UPDATE: Video from the event is here:Ìýhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdY3TM-NIE&feature=youtu.be.

March 4, 2019. Colorado Immigration Scholars/Mesa works-in-progress series 12-1pm at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw 480. Professor Ming H. Chen and Zachary New (JD Candidate 2019) presenting Sanctuary and Second Wall; click here to RSVP and receive paper. Note: Time frame adjusted for Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw WIPs as co-sponsor.

March 4, 2019.Ìý Colorado Immigration Scholars Network / Scholar Strategy Network Reception, 4:30-7:00 pm,ÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver City Center,ÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver Building,Ìý1250 14th Street,ÌýRoom 1110,ÌýDenver. For more information, contact Professor Edelina Burciaga.ÌýEventbrite for Monday’s Social Hour:

March 5, 2019.Ìý "TheÌýSurge of Mass Incarceration ThroughÌýDrug Policies and Immigrant Detention" panel discussion:Ìý Wolf Law 207, Noon.Ìý Panelists include: , Sr. Director, National Criminal Justice Reform Strategy and State Director, Colorado and , Associate Clinical Professor of Law.

March 22, 2019.Ìý"Reporting on Migration from Obama to Trump"Ìýpanel: 12–1:30 p.m.ÌýPanelists:Ìý, Moderator, Editorial Writer, New York Times;Ìý, World Correspondent,ÌýBuzzFeed News;Ìý, Senior Editor,ÌýPublic Radio International’s The World; , Independent journalistÌýand author.Ìý Keynote by , Senior Reporter, Vox Media: 5 – 6:30 p.m.ÌýBoth events Free / open to public;ÌýUniversity of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Room 290.Ìý Co-sponsored by the Student Immigration Law Coalition.Ìý (Lunch provided during panel discussion.)

April 5, 2019.ÌýDavis Hausman from ACLU Immigrants Rights Project, who worked on Trump v Hawaii, will be speaking at CUÌýWhite Center's Annual Rothgerber Confernce on national injunctions (11:15 in Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw courtroom). Registration free but required.Ìý/law/research/byron-white-center/rothgerber.

April 9-13, 2019. Conference on World AffairsÌýat Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ.ÌýFree and open to the public.

  • April 10. The New Age of DACA and Birthright Citizenship at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder University Memorial Center (UMC) 235 (10:30-12pm). Speakers: Ana Cabrera, Ming Hsu Chen, John Eastman, Miriam Jordan.
  • April 10.ÌýSearching for A Better Life: Stories of Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants. Boulder Public LIbrary Canyon Theater (4:30-5:30pm).ÌýMaya Averbuch,ÌýDeliana Garcia,ÌýNancy Janus,ÌýMiriam Jordan.
  • April 11.ÌýGlobal Migration and Crimes Against Humanity at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder UMCÌý235 (1:30-2:40pm).ÌýMaya Averbuch,ÌýDeliana Garcia,ÌýAndrea Gittleman,ÌýSteven Rubin,ÌýMarcelle M. Wahba.
  • April 12.ÌýImmigration Policies’ Impact on U.S. Industries at Hellems 252 (9-10:10am).ÌýJon Haveman,ÌýPeter Rupert Lighte,ÌýReza Ramazani.
  • April 12.ÌýXenophobia: History and Hysteria at UMC 235 (3-4:10pm).ÌýJoe Cirincione,ÌýNadia Firozvi,ÌýMiriam Jordan,ÌýCarolina Quiroga-Stultz.
  • April 13. A Big Beautiful Wall. Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder University Memorial Center Ballroom (1:30-2:40pm).ÌýMaya Averbuch, John Eastman, Nadia Firozvi,ÌýReza Ramazani,ÌýDeborah Koff-Chapin.

April 15, 2019.ÌýÌýPlyler’s History and the On-going Struggle to Support Undocumented Students in Public Schools.ÌýProfessor , UCLA Law School and MALDEF attorney Peter Roos (formerly lead counsel in Plyler) speaking on Plyler v. Doe at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw 307Ìý(12-1pm).ÌýModerator: Roudy Hildreth, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØEducation School. Contact roudy.hildreth@colorado.edu for questions.

April 15, 2019.ÌýÌýUndocumentedÌýStudents In American Schools: Now what?Ìý (Colorado State Attorney General), Pete Roos (Former MALDEF National Director of Education Litigation), (Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw). Moderator: , Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw School. 5:30 Wittemyer Courtroom. Reception to follow. Contact violeta.chapin@colorado.edu for questions.

April 16, 2019. "Upending Local Immigration Imprisonment: Immigration Detainer Challenges" speakers:Ìý, Assoc. Prof. of Law, Univ. of Idaho; , Prof. of Law, Univ. of Denver; and , Legal Director, ACLU Colorado. Event Free /Ìýopen to public; Lunch provided.ÌýCLE credit (pending).Ìý12-1 pm, Room 155, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.ÌýCo-sponsored by the Student Immigration Law Coalition.Ìý

April 26, 2019. Professor , DU Political Science presenting in Colorado Immigration Scholars/Mesa works-in-progress series 12-1:30pm. Lunch served. Contact Rebecca Galemba. UPDATE: Rescheduled to Fall 2019.

September 2018

September 4Ìý(noon). Immigration Law and Policy Society welcome back event forÌýCUÌýLaw students. Lunch will be served. Location TBD. Contact ILPS President Zak New.

September 17Ìý(noon). “From Family Detention to Family Separation and Backâ€�Ìýpanel presentation featuring immigration attorneys at the Texas border (,Ìýroom 165).Ìý Speakers will be: , Director of Racial and Economic Justice at Texas Civil Rights Project; , Partner, García & García Attorneys at Law; andÌý, Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University Law School.Ìý Moderated and hosted by Prof. Cesar Garcia Hernandez, University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Livestream .

September 22. AILA Naturalization Drive at the Justice For All Center (2525 W. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80219).Ìý8:30 am volunteer training, with sign-ups from 9am to 1:00 pm; 11:00 am - 3:30 pm.ÌýVolunteerÌýsign up here:Ìý

OctoberÌý2018

October 2.Ìý Immigration Policy Town Hall, co-sponsored by ILPS and other student groups. Fleming Law Building, Room 156, 6:00Ìý- 8:00 pm.Ìý Speakers:Ìý Senator Matt Jones;ÌýHouse Majority Leader K.C. Becker;ÌýRepresentativeÌýJonathan Singer;ÌýNikhil Mankekar, Chair of the City of Boulder Human Relations Commission; Laurel Herndon, Executive Director, Managing Attorney Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County; Erika Blum, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition; and Juan Juarex, Northern Colorado ImmigrantsÌýUnited.Ìý Contact:Ìý Ryan Thompson.

OctoberÌý5. We will also be hosting with LLSA the IACHR vigil that will honor the lives of those who disappeared or died while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the families who continue to search for answers about their whereabouts.12pm law school courtyard.Ìý

October 9. Book reading by .Ìý Location:Ìý Chautauqua Community House at 7:30 pm. ($12).

October 10.Ìý Violeta Chapin,ÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØClinical Professor of Law,Ìýwill discuss .ÌýDoors open: 5:30pm. Event begins: 5:45pm.ÌýÌýTicketsÌýÌýandÌýat the door: $10 Museum Members | $15 General Admission.

October 12.Ìý AILA Colorado Chapter ConferenceÌýatÌýDenver University Sturm College of Law. Registration . Contact Prof. Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

October 18.Ìý Ming Chen, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law, will address as part of the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØInstitute of Behavioral Science seminar series.Ìý Location: Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulderÌýIBS 155B, 12:30 - 1:30 pm. Co-sponsored by the Colorado Immigration Scholars' Network Mesa works-in-progressÌýseries. Contact Prof. Fernando Riosmena.

October 19. Catherine Bowman, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, will present J-1 Summer Work Travel Program in the Context of the Fissured WorkplaceÌýas part of the Colorado Immigration Scholars' Mesa works-in-progress series (12-1:30 atÌýDUÌýKorbel Latin American Center); Jessica Garick will be responding. Contact Prof. Rebecca Galemba.

October 26-27.ÌýÌý- the second part in a two-part symposium that seeks to bring an interdisciplinary group of scholars toÌýexamine how illegality is experienced across geographic contexts for undocumented immigrant communities, at Brown University. Contact Prof. Edelina Burciaga.

October 30.Ìý Efforts to Resist Immigration DetentionÌýwill be discussed during aÌýCrimmigration Law & Policy Event at the Denver University Sturm College of Law.Ìý , Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, will discussÌýrepresentation of families and mentally ill individuals; , Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, will share her advocacy on behalf of physically disabled people; and , will address a pending forced labor challenge to an Aurora private prison’s standard operations.Ìý Location:Ìý DU Sturm College of Law, Room 125, 12 Noon - 1:00 pm; Free and Open to the Public; lunch will be provided.Ìý Contact Prof.ÌýCésar García Hernández.

NovemberÌý2018

November 5-6.Ìý Conference on Immigration and Public Health at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver/Denver University. Contact Profs. Whitney Duncan, Rebecca Galemba, Sarah Horton.

November 9. Mesa works-in-progress series from 12-1:30 at DU Sturm College of Law Room 499 (Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver ProfessorÌýEdelina Burciaga presenting “Communal (il)legality: Undocumented young adults navigating belonging in Atlanta, Georgia"; response from Bertha BermudezÌýTapia). Contact Prof. Cesar Garcia Hernandez for details.

November 13-14.Ìý 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Summit, UMCÌýThe theme of this year's University of Colorado Summit is "Intent vs. Impact: Improving Inclusive Interactions."Ìý The two-day program offers varied and exciting topics, including a DACA and ASSET panel on Wed 11/14 (UMC Room 415, 10:00Ìý- 11:15 am)Ìýfeaturing Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØProfessors and , Vice Chancellor David Aragon and representatives fromÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver and Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØColorado Springs.Ìý Check out the full Diversity & Inclusion Summit Program here.ÌýÌý

November 15.Ìý ÌýPrivate Immigration Practice in the Trump Administration, 12 Noon - 1:00 pm, Room 305,Ìýthe Immigration Law & Policy Society will be holding a panel event where local private immigration practitioners will discuss how immigration practice has changed since the beginning of the Trump Administration. Lunch will be provided!

November 16.Ìý Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) is hosting a Commenting Parting:Ìý FAC, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, Schaden Commons Cafe.ÌýÌýPlease join ILPS, APALSA, BLSA, NALSA, OUTLaw, and the Juvenile and Family Law Club to comment on a rule recently proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (food and alcohol provided).

DecemberÌý2018

December 6ÌýRoundtable on Pathways to Citizenship at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØLaw (Wolf Law 480, 12-1pm). Confirmed speakers: , Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver; , Denver University Law; , UC Davis Law; , Denver University Sociology; , Kansas University Sociology. Moderator: Professors John Griffin andÌý, University of Colorado. Ìýby Dec 4Ìýto reserve a lunch; otherwise, feel welcome to join without RSVP.

December 14. Mesa works-in-progress series from 12-1:30 atÌýÂé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder (Wolf Law 480). Bertha Bermudez Tapia, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder presenting Where is home?: A study of migrant shelters in a context of border violence and deportation; Rebecca Galemba responding. Please RSVP to Prof. Ming H. Chen for paper and event details by Dec 10.


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February 21, 2018

Please join the Immigration Law and Policy Society in room 300 with a discussion on the current state of DACA, where it is expected to go from here, and how you can help! We have Natalie Petrucci and Yazmin Torres joining us from RMIAN and lunch will be provided!

March 1, 2018

ILPS is hosting a networking happy hour at Rayback CollectiveÌýaround 5:15 pm.Please join us to get to know others interested in immigration law and meet some professionals in the field. All are welcome.Ìý

April 5, 2018

Defending Ethnic Studies.Ìý, Executive Director Korematsu Center and Professor of Law at Seattle University and Ìýwill share their victory in a defending ethnic studies in Tucson, Arizona against HB 2281. Lunch will be served in Wolf Law 204 at noon.Ìý

April 6, 2018

, USC Law School presenting paperÌý"Representing Immigrants" in faculty colloquium series at noon.

ÌýConference at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver. Contact Edelina Burciaga for more information.

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​Citizenship and Equality Colloquium

The Citizenship and Equality Colloquium features nationally prominent guest speakers whose research focuses on the concept of citizenship. Substantively, the series connects immigration with studies of race, international human rights, gender, criminality and many others. Methodologically, the series spans law, political science, sociology, and history.ÌýThe public lectures are connected with a law school seminar class.

November 16, 2017

DACA Roundtable with and faculty, administrators, and students from Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØDenver, and University of Denver

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