We are pleased to make publicly available videos of the panel discussions that occurred at the 20th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, which was organized in September by MPI, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and the Georgetown University Law Center.

During the day-long conference, held at Georgetown University, top experts from across the spectrum—government, service provider, advocacy, international organization, and analytic—tackled some of the top issues of the day. Take a look at the conversations below, and please consider joining us next year for the conference, which will be offered in hybrid format. 

 

20th Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference - Session - State of Play: Dynamism and Disorder - Sept. 18, 2023

 

 

 

State of Play: Dynamism and Disorder

The conference kicked off with this fast-paced tour of changing immigration policies and trends, with experts including senior Department of Homeland official Blas Nuñez-Neto in a conversation moderated by MPI’s Doris Meissner.

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The States Rise: Florida and Other Governments Expand Their Role in the Immigration Arena

The deputy mayor of Chicago, Beatriz Ponce de León, and other speakers examined actions by Texas and Florida to bus and fly migrants to cities in the U.S. interior. They focused on the tensions such movements have created, how cities have addressed these arrivals, and the fiscal and other implications.

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20th Immigration Law & Policy Conf.-The States Rise: Florida & Other Governments Expand Their Role in the Immigration Arena-2023

 

 
 

20th Immigration Law & Policy Conf. - The United States & the World: Increasing Migration within the Western Hemisphere- 2023

 

The United States & the World: Increasing Migration within the Western Hemisphere
This armchair conversation with senior officials from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) explored the approaches to today’s migration flows from Latin America and the Caribbean, the Western Hemisphere’s evolving architecture for migration and protection, and humanitarian imperatives in the region. 

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Legal Representation as a Tool for Justice – Why Representation Matters 
Experts including a senior official with the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, Emmett Soper, and leading legal service providers discussed the growing needs for immigration legal services, innovative initiatives, and the pressures on the immigration courts and NGOs providing legal representation.

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20th Immigration Law and Policy Conf. Session - Legal Representation as a Tool for Justice – Why Representation Matters - 2023

 

 

20th Immigration Law & Policy Conf. Session - Humanitarian Parole & the Biden Administration’s New Lawful Pathways - Sept. 2023

 

Humanitarian Parole and the Biden Administration’s New Lawful Pathways
Amid creation of a range of humanitarian parole programs granting temporary admission of Afghans, Ukrainians, Venezuelans, and other nationalities, this conversation examined the successes and challenges of these initiatives, rising humanitarian pressures, and the role of legal pathways in addressing needs and bringing order to the border. Discussants included a senior Homeland Security official.

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