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1. (#1) 9/5, DC - Discussion on children at the Mexican borders - [New Listing]
2. (#2) 9/5, South Bend, IN, - Lecture on Europe’s policies toward refugees - [New Listing]
3. (#3) 9/6, El Paso, TX - House field hearing on border policies and the relationship between 'anti-immigrant' rhetoric and domestic terrorism - [New Listing]
4. (#4) 9/9, New York, NY - Senate field hearing on the post-9/11 state of homeland security
5. (#5) 9/10, DC - House hearing on global terrorism threats to the homeland - [New Listing]
6. (#6) 9/10, DC - Book discussion: A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century
7. (#7) 9/11, DC - Discussion of new World Bank report on leveraging economic migration for development
8. (#8) 9/11, DC - Book launch: Refugees, Migration and Global Governance: Negotiating the Global Compacts - [New Listing]
9. (#9) 9/12-13, Neuchâtel, Switzerland - Conference on migration and mobility studies
10. (#10) 9/19-20, Toledo, OH - Annual international human trafficking and social justice conference
11. (#11) 9/20, Cambridge, MA - Seminar on the impact of migration on the E.U. and democracy
12. (#12) 9/25, Princeton, NJ - Lecture and book discussion on Japan's restrictive immigration policy
13. (#13) 9/26, DC - CIS Immigration Newsmaker series with USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli
14. (#14) 9/26-27, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on EU Border management 2019
15. (#15) 10/8, DC - Annual immigration law and policy conference - [Updated with Keynote Speaker and Panels]
16. (#16) 10/7-12-7, DC - Certificate program online course on global trends in international migration
17. (#17) 10/10-11, Zagreb, Croatia - Conference on diaspora and homeland
18. (#18) 10/17, New York, NY - Symposium on forced migration, protection, and border control
19. (#19) 10/17-18, Trier, Germany - Annual conference on European asylum and migration Law 2019
20. (#20) 10/17-18, Florence, Italy - Workshop on cities and the global governance of migration
21. (#21) 10/24, Cambridge, MA - Seminar on the 20th century Jewish diaspora in Paris and Berlin
22. (#22) 11/14, San Diego - Book panel: Migration Control
23. (#23) 11/19, Cambridge, MA - Workshop on moralized political messages and attitudes toward immigrants - [New Listing]
24. (#24) 11/20-22, DC - 2019 Homeland Security Week conference
25. (#25) 12/4-6, San Antonio - Border Management South conference

Children at the Mexican Borders

4:00–5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 5, 2019
Institute for the Study of International Migration
McGhee Library, Intercultural Center
Georgetown University
3700 O Street NW, Washington, DC
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Description: In memory of Fr. Rick Ryscavage who cared passionately about refugees and migrants, and particularly about refugee and migrant children, the Institute for the Study of International Migration is organizing a public event on “Children at the Mexican borders.” Speakers will look at current conditions facing refugee and migrant children at both the US-Mexican and the Guatemalan-Mexican borders.

Speakers:
Michelle Brane Senior Director of the Migrant Rights and Justice program at the Women’s Refugee Commission

Andrea Villaseñor, Mexico Country Director, Jesuit Refugee Service, Mexico

Bill Frelick Director, Refugee Rights Program, Human Rights Watch

Moderator:
Katharine Donato, Director of the Institute for the Study of International Migration

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Europe’s Policies Toward Refugees: Pressures, Contradictions, and Consequences

12:30-1:30 p.m,, Thursday, September 5, 2019
Elizabeth E. Nanovic Seminar Room, 1050
Jenkins Nanovic Halls
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
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Description: In 2015, over a million migrants and asylum-seekers arrived in Europe, leading to a crisis in the international refugee system, to soaring tensions within the European Union and to the rise of hardline anti-immigrant parties in almost all European countries. Europe now struggles to reconcile its liberal democratic values with political pressures to stem the flow of immigrants and asylum-seekers. European refugee policies are not merely debated in the halls of power in Brussels, Berlin and Rome. They have real human consequences as evidenced by the thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean Sea in the past few years. This presentation will explore the pressures, contradictions and potential consequences of European policies toward those arriving on its borders in search of safety.

Speaker:
Elizabeth Ferris, Research Professor, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service

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Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Border Policies and the Relationship Between Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric and Domestic Terrorism

10:00 a.m., Friday, September 6, 2019
House Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
El Paso Natural Gas Conference Center
University of Texas at El Paso
2051 Wiggins Way
El Paso, TX 79902
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Witnesses:
TBA

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18 Years Later: The State of Homeland Security after 9/11

10:00 a.m., Monday, September 9, 2019
National September 11th Memorial & Museum
180 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
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Witnesses:
Michael Chertoff
Former Secretary (2005-2009)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Janet A. Napolitano
Former Secretary (2009-2013)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jeh C. Johnson
Former Secretary (2013-2017)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

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Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland, Part I

10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2019
House Committee on Homeland Security
310 Cannon House Building
Washington, DC, 20510
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Witnesses:
TBA

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A good provider is one who leaves: A book event with Jason DeParle

3:00-4:15 p.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2019
American Enterprise Institute Auditorium
1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
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Description: In his new book, “A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century” (Viking, 2019), New York Times reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize–finalist Jason DeParle explores a wide range of economic, political, and cultural facets of contemporary immigration. He tells the story of a Filipino family, the Comodas, from the Manila shantytown where he first met them in the early 1980s to Saudi Arabia, Texas, and Abu Dhabi, as they navigate cultural and linguistic differences, visas and credit cards, and complicated household structures.

Please join AEI for a conversation about Mr. DeParle’s new book and the complex and global nature of migration flows.

Agenda:

Opening remarks:
Jason DeParle, The New York Times

Panelists:
Michael Clemens, Center for Global Development
Jason DeParle, The New York Times

Moderator:
Stan Veuger, AEI

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Leveraging Economic Migration for Development

12:30-2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019
The World Bank, JB1-080
701 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20006
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Description: This publication provides an overview of how the World Bank Group can leverage economic migration for development, based on a recent briefing to the World Bank’s Board of Directors. It provides an update on data, drivers, and impacts; discusses recent changes in international governance, including the adoption of the Global Compact on Migration; describes World Bank Group activities during FY2017–19; and suggests future areas of activity. Migration is set to increase, driven by income gaps, demographic imbalances, and climate change. The World Bank Group can complement global efforts by (i) supporting safe and regular (legal) labor mobility, (ii) supporting the migration-related indicators specified in the Sustainable Development Goals (reducing recruitment costs paid by migrant workers, reducing remittance costs, leveraging remittances, and mobilizing diaspora resources for development), (iii) generating knowledge for policy making, and (iv) supporting global partnerships.

Archived video will be available after the event.

Speakers:
Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President – 2030 Development Agenda – UN Relations and Partnerships, World Bank

Michal Rutkowski, Global Director and Head of Practice Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank

Dilip Ratha, Head of KNOMAD, Lead Economist, Migration and Remittances, Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice, World Bank

Chair:
Annette Dixon, Vice President – Human Development, World Bank

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Book launch: Refugees, Migration and Global Governance: Negotiating the Global Compacts

4:00-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Georgetown University, Mortara Center for International Studies
3600 N Street NW
36th St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Speakers:
Katharine Donato and Elizabeth Ferris, authors

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Neuchâtel Graduate Conference 2019

Outlook on the Migration and Mobility Studies Conference

Thursday-Friday, September 12-13, 2019
National Center of Competence in Research
University of Neuchâtel
Avenue du Premier-Mars 26
2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Description: The third edition of the Neuchâtel Graduate Conference will take place on September 12–13 at the University of Neuchâtel. This year’s topic is Innovative Approaches to Migration and Mobility Studies. The conference provides a stimulating environment in which PhD and PostDoctoral fellows from different universities and research institutions can exchange ideas, establish networks, and initiate collaborative research. We welcome paper and panel submissions from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, demography, economics, geography, law, political science, psychology, and sociology.

Program: Panels, Round Tables & Expert Interviews

Thursday, September 12, 2019

9:30–11:00 a.m.
Parallel Panels

Attitudes Towards People on the Move

Emerging Patterns of Mobility

11:30 a.m.–13:00 p.m.
Parallel Panels

The Strategic Use/Misuse of Citizenship Status

Transnational Dynamics

2:00–3:30 p.m.
Expert Interview

Enduring Inequalities in Academia

4:00–5:30 p.m.
Parallel Roundtables

Social Protection across Borders

Families and Children on the Move

6:00–7:30 p.m.
Expert Interview

Does It Still Make Sense to Use the Term Migrant in Today’s Society?

Friday, September 13, 2019

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Parallel Panels

Governing Migration through Paperwork

Queer and Gendered Perspectives on Mobility

Asylum Seekers: Human Solidarity and Institutional Restrictions

11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Parallel Panels

Representations of the “Refugee Crisis”

Pitfalls of Migration and Mobility Categories

2:00–3:30 p.m.
Parallel Roundtables

Public Policies and the Production of Uneven Mobility Rights

Discrimination and Obstacles to Work

4:00–5:30 p.m.
Expert Interview

Producing and Communicating Migration and Mobility Data

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16th International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference
Thursday-Friday, September 19-20, 2019
Lancelot Thompson Student Union
3154 North Towerview Boulevard
Toledo, OH 43606
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About: Since 2004, The International Human Trafficking and Social Justice Conference has been bringing together researchers, practitioners, and individuals with lived experience in an effort to lay the groundwork for future collaborative research, advocacy, and program development.

To date, the trafficking conference has welcomed attendees from 42 states and 30 countries to learn from researchers, survivors, and social service, health care, and criminal justice professionals about human trafficking and social justice topics.

Recently, there have been many new and exciting opportunities for expansion regarding the conference, which includes a name change because of a larger mission. In 2015, the conference title was changed to the International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference. The concept of social justice will expand topics at the conference to include many of the injustices seen in the world today.

We greatly appreciate those who have brought the conference this far. Change is hard, but is also necessary. All are welcome to join us in sharing knowledge and diverse perspectives at the conference. Our conference has a maximum of 12 continuing education credits pending for social work, counseling, marriage & family therapy, chemical dependency, nursing, health education, public health, and law.

Program:

Thursday, September 19, 2019

9:00-10:00 a.m.
An Exotic Upbringing: Developmental Experiences of Children of Exotic Dancers
Sarah Erwin and Rochelle Dalla

Boys and Men: The Often-Overlooked Victims of Transnational Sex Trafficking
Michael Pittaro

Difference between Asian and Domestic Victims
Youngbee Dale

Educating through Assessment of Emergency Department Healthcare Provider Knowledge of Human Trafficking Indicators and Resources
Karen L. Hoblet

Effectiveness of Hamro Abhiyan to Create Mass Awareness
Rajendra Kumar Gautam

Human Trafficking 101
Chuck Campbell and Jamie Vaughan

Still Not Her Fault: What We've Learned from 10 Years of CATCH Court Data
Paul M. Herbert, Hannah Estabrook, and Vanessa Perkins

10:15-11:15 a.m.
The Evolution of Victim to Leader: Human Trafficking Survivors in the Anti-Trafficking Movement
Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah and Raven E. Lynch

LIFE - Sex Trafficking in Lima, Ohio: A Case Study by the FBI/ Northwest Ohio Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force
Pete Swartz and Alex Hunt

Addressing Justice: What Prisoners Can Teach Us about Trafficking in the Sex Industry
Jill McCracken and Alex Andrews

Shadowboxing with the Truth: Dispelling the Myths of Counseling Individuals who Have Been Trafficked
Susan Foster and Emily Dykes

One Way Ticket to Hell: The Untold Story of African Migrant Workers Trapped Under the Kafala System in the Middle East
Ochuko Joy Agbeyegbe and Abibat Nasirudeen

Spring Awakening: Challenging Injustice Through the Lens of Theatre, Part 2
Rosie Best

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking: The Law, the Cases, and the Immigration Options
Elizabeth M. Donovan

Building Awareness for the Identification of Labor Trafficking for At-Risk Youth
Alisa Santucci and Bukola Oriola

Safe Harbor for All: A Statewide and Community-Driven Approach to Expand Support for Adult Survivors
Caroline Palmer and Lauren Martin

Trauma Informed Care: Understanding Trauma and the Impact of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Tiffany Brandt and Emily Robbins

Freedom for Youth
Kara Thompson and Taijun Waters

Protecting Children in the Philippines who are Sexually Exploited: Dissecting the Systematic Challenges from the NGO Context
Imogen Fell

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Books-to-Prison Pipeline: Critical Support and Advocacy for Incarcerated Women
Vicki White and Alex Andrews

Opening the Eyes of Healthcare Providers: Equipping Staff to See, Hear and Respond to Modern Slavery in their Patients
Rosie Riley and Laura C.N. Wood

Integrating Survivors Experiences for Better Prevention Design
Jessica Donohue-Dioh and Justin “Jay” Miller

Meeting People Where They Are: Harm Reduction in Sex Trafficking Outreach and Direct Services
Christy Croft

Understanding the Lived Experiences of People with Experience in the Commercial Sex Trade of Exploitation, Trafficking, and Prostitution
Paola Michelle Contreras and Heather Wightman

Victims' Rights and Survivors' Responsibility: Is the TVPA Conditionality Requirement a Human Rights Violation?
Gary Levvis

2:45-3:45 p.m.
Psychological Care and Support for the Survivors of Sex-Trafficking at IOM Moscow
Irina Churakova

Benefits and Challenges of Using Data Analytics and Mathematical Models to Aid Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
Kayse Lee Maass

Labor Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at Forced Labor, Debt Bondage, and Involuntary Domestic Servitude
Hao Nguyen

Tips for Supporting the Families and Loved Ones of Sex Trafficking Victims
Debbie Lassiter

Legislative Action on Human Trafficking: Towards a Data-Driven Policy
David J. Corliss

Reframing the "Modern Day Slavery" Paradigm in the U.S.: A Critical and Intersectional Look at Language, Images, and Stories in Anti-Human Trafficking Conversation
Megan Mattimoe and Kate D’Adamo

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Traumatic Experiences, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Quality of Life Among Women Incarcerated in a State Prison System
Stephanie Grace Prost, Jennifer Middleton, and Amber McDonald

First You RISE, Then You Soar
Nora Riggs, Rosie Best, Megan Jablonowski, and Debra DeHoff

Intent vs Impact: Advocating for The Vulnerable
Codi Schei and Logan Dee

Emerging Themes in Human Trafficking: An Extensive Review of Case Summaries
Frances Patmon and Kate Keown

Adopting a Critical Advocacy and Social Action against Human Trafficking in Nigeria
Lamin Mohammed Kpaka

Intersections between Sex Trafficking and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Tammy Schultz and Hannah Estabrook

Friday, September 20, 2019

9:00-10:00 a.m.
Understanding Which Youth are At-Risk for Sex Trafficking and Responding
Celia Williamson

Survivor Story - Overcoming Adversity: Why Not Me?
Vanessa L. Tynes-Jass

Making Human Trafficking A National Priority: A Comparison Between the United States of America, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa
Joseph Chidiebere Osuigwe and Lewis Olatunji

Holding Corporations Accountable for Labor and Sex Exploitation
Fabio Leonardi

A Comparison of Global and U.S. Human Trafficking Structures: UNODC vs. IOM/Polaris Datasets
Vernon Murray

Social Justice Rapid Response: Engaging Students in Campus Activism
Chris Fike

Interviewing Victims and Suspects of Sex Trafficking as a Law Enforcement Officer
Wesley D. Jones

10:15-11:15 a.m.
Sex Trafficking: Health Consequences and Why Victims Stay
Celia McIntosh

Project NO REST: North Carolina Organizing and Responding to the Exploitation and Sexual Trafficking of Children
D.F. Duncan

Breaking the Stigma: Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Trauma for Front Line Workers
Lambia Karitsiotis

Criminalized, Not Listened to, or Believed: Trafficked Young People’s Experiences of Services in England
Alinka Gearon

Human Trafficking and Individuals with Developmental Disability
Pat Stephens and Steve Mentrek

An Eight-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Arrest Cases in the United States
Bandak Lul, Kristen Bracy, and Dominique Roe-Sepowitz

Municipal Implementation of Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts
Madeline Lohman

Building a Macro-Multidisciplinary Statewide Response to the Human Trafficking of Youth
Veronica Scherbauer, Rebekkah O'Bryan, Bhumika Patel, and Dominique Burns

When “SANE” and Trafficking Meet
Amanda Brigode

Similarities and Distinctive Aspects in the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in West Africa and the United States
Charles Hounmenou

Sex Trafficking and Early Childhood Sexual Abuse: Making Connections
Amy Rouleau

Understanding Human Trafficking through the Lens of Central American Law Enforcement and Victims
Jarrod Sadulski

1:30-2:30 p.m.
Human Trafficking in Nigeria: Exploring the Law Enforcement Perspectives
Rosemary Ometere Obari

At the Margins, but not Beyond Our Reach: Supporting LGBTQ+ Victims of Trafficking
Nicholas Oakley

Using Counselors to Assist in Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Claire Openshaw

Judges’ Censure of Offenders Convicted of Child Sexual Exploitation Material Offenses
Larissa Christensen and George S. Tsagaris

How to Engage Survivors for Systems Professionals
Amanda Colegrove and Bukola Oriola

Sex Work, Sexual Violence and Trafficking in the Sex Trade: Differences and Overlaps
Kate D'Adamo and Justice Rivera

2:45-3:45 p.m.
“Except as Punishment for a Crime”: State Constitutions, Slavery, and How our Founding Documents Encourage Oppression
Jesse Bach and Melissa Nahra

Disrupting Labor and Sex Trafficking in Illicit Massage Businesses Through Licensing, Regulation and Collaboration
Jennifer Harless

Patient Brokering: Human Trafficking in Substance Use Treatment and Recovery
Terry Cluse-Tolar, Michel Coconis, and Glenn Abraham

Phoenix Starfish Place and How to Set-Up a HUD Section 8 Voucher for Victims of Sex Trafficking
Kimberly A. Hogan, Dominique Roe-Sepowitz, Kristen Bracy, and Cindy Stotler

Inter-Generational Parenting Values and its Impact on Child Rearing Practices among Survivors of Sex Trafficking (SST) across 4 Cities in India
Jessie Peter, Rochelle Dalla, and Cody Hollist

Community and Boundaries: Building Relationships in the Trauma Informed Care Environment
Mandi Pierson

The Colorado Project: Exploring Community-Based Participatory Research in Social Movements
Kara Napolitano and Annie Miller

4:00-5:00 p.m.
Working Together to Fight Trafficking in our Communities: An Interdisciplinary Effort
Kristy Eldredge and Elise Reifschneider

The Impact of Prostitution Legislation on Violence and Trafficking in the Sex Industry
Jill McCracken

Labor Law and Trafficking
Erin Albright and Megan Mattimoe

AI and Cross Sector Collaboration to Combat Trafficking
Martin Laird

Domestic Human Trafficking in Southern Brazil: A Pilot Study
R. Marie Dutra Gross

How A Dad Traded his Daughter for a Black Book: A Survivor’s Perspective
Rita Gail O'Brien

How to be Trauma Informed Rather Than Token Informed
Kristina Smith

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Migration’s Rescue of the European Union and Democracy

Harvard Center for European Studies

11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2019
Hoffmann Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Description: What factors make some democracies more resilient and others more prone to democratic backsliding? Thirty years after the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the political trajectories of the region’s new democracies still defy expectations. Countries long-considered leaders in transitions to democracy and capitalism (Hungary, Poland) have experienced democratic backsliding and rising Euroscepticism.

Meanwhile, the laggards of post-communist transitions and EU accession (Romania, Bulgaria) now score higher that their Visegrad counterparts on some measures of democratic quality and retain EU support. What explains the unevenness of democratic consolidation in the region? This book argues that the way in which European citizenship is practiced as intra-EU free movement matters.

Even in times of crisis, European integration and liberalism maintain their appeal in countries where large parts of the population depend on European citizenship in their living-making. The book focuses on high-mobility migrants from Romania and Poland, the EU’s main migrant-sending countries, and highlights migrants’ contributions to political change in their homelands. Findings show that intra-EU mobility influences sociopolitical attitudes, voting, and the state-citizen relationship when people become economically emancipated from the national labor market (by working abroad) but remain politically rooted.

Findings also show that, paradoxically, a longer history of migration and state-led diaspora engagement limits the political incorporation of intra-EU migrants. A laissez-faire approach provides more space for bottom-up, citizen-led mobilization, empowering intra-EU movers as political actors.

Speaker:
Ruxandra Paul, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Amherst College; Local Affiliate, CES, Harvard University

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Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan

4:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Princeton University, Jones Hall, #211
Princeton, NJ 08544
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Speaker(s):
Michael Strausz
Texas Christian University

Description: Why has Japan’s immigration policy remained so restrictive, especially in light of economic, demographic, and international political forces that are pushing Japan to admit more immigrants? Michael Strausz will answer this question by drawing on insights from nearly two years of intensive field research in Japan. Ultimately, he will argue that Japan’s immigration policy has remained restrictive for two reasons. First, Japan’s labor-intensive businesses have failed to defeat anti-immigration forces within the Japanese state, particularly those in the Ministry of Justice and the Japanese Diet. Second, no influential strain of elite thought in postwar Japan exists to support the idea that significant numbers of foreign nationals have a legitimate claim to residency and citizenship.

In addition to an overview of postwar Japan’s immigration control policy, this presentation provide context to recent developments in Japanese immigration policy – particularly the December 2018 decision to admit more than 300,000 low skilled foreign laborers.

Michael Strausz is an Associate Professor of Political Science and the Director of Asian Studies at Texas Christian University. He earned his BA in international relations and Japanese from Michigan State University and his MA and PhD in political science from the University of Washington. His book, Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan will be published with SUNY Press in August, and he has published a number of other articles and book chapters about topics including Japan’s immigration policy and Japanese whaling. His research has been funded by grants from the Japan Foundation and the Fulbright Foundation, and he is a member of Cohort III of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation ’s U.S.-Japan Network for the Future.

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Immigration Newsmaker: A Conversation with USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli

1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 26, 2019
National Press Club
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20045
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Annual Conference on EU Border Management 2019

Thursday-Friday, September 26-27, 2019
ERA Conference Centre
Metzer Allee 4, Trier, Germany
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Themes:
* IT Systems and Interoperability
* European Border and Coast Guard (Frontex)
* Cooperation with Third Countries

Objective: This conference will debate the latest developments and challenges in the EU’s internal and external border management. It will analyse the latest proposals and reforms on the functioning and operation of EU border management systems, as well the planned enhancements of Frontex’ role and responsibilities through a revision of the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard, with a focus on cooperation with third countries.

A visit to the village of Schengen and its European Museum Schengen will form part of the conference.

Key topics:
* Latest news on legislative files to strengthen border management systems and their interoperability and practical implementation by eu-LISA.

* EU databases for border management and their evolution: EES, ETIAS, PNR, ECRIS-TCN, SIS, VIS, EURODAC and a focus on land and sea borders

* Frontex: revision of the Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard, latest migratory trends and routes, risk analysis and vulnerability assessments, joint border operations, EUROSUR, integrated border management and hotspots

* Cooperation with third countries: technical and operational assistance, return operations, the perspectives of a third country (Albania), EUNAVOR MED Operation Sophia and assistance given to the Libyan Coastguard and Navy

Programme:

Thursday, September 26, 2019

9:00 a.m.
I. THE APPLICATION OF THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS, IT SYSTEMS FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT AND THEIR INTEROPERABILITY

9:05 a.m.
The Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union: priorities, state of play of the legislative files in the field of border management systems

* European Border and Coast Guard
* Large-scale IT systems Mikko Simola

9:45 a.m.
Update on the IT systems being managed and under future management of eu-LISA

* Use and operation of SIS, VIS and EURODAC and their evolution
* State of preparations for EES, ETIAS, ECRIS-TN
* Interoperability: European Search Portal, Multiple Identity Detector, Common Identity Repository, Biometric Matching Service
Zsombor Nagy

II. ASPECTS OF EU DATABASES FOR BORDER MANAGEMENT AND THEIR EVOLUTION

11:00 a.m.
PNR from the perspective of a Passenger Information Unit (PIU) since going operational

* Cross-border cooperation and application to intra- and extra-EU flights
* State of play and EU Member States’ considerations to widen the extent of the PNR Directive to land and sea borders
Christian Bauer

11:30 a.m.
The future of land and sea borders: challenges faced in aligning requirements with technical means on the basis of existing and planned EU databases
Alessandra Falcinella

12:00 p.m.
Integrating technology into border management: the view of an end-user
Pedro Figueira

2:00 p.m.
The evolution of ECRIS to include third-country nationals: experiences in enhancing the system to identify criminal records within a border management setting
Vincent Cambier

III. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EU EXTERNAL BORDER MANAGEMENT

2:45 p.m.
The revised Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard: putting it into operation

* Setting up a European Border and Coast Guard standing corps of 10,000 operational staff with executive powers, incorporating EUROSUR into the Frontex framework
* Providing technical and operational support to Member States in return operations
* Wider scope of action in cooperating with third countries
Berndt Korner

4:00 p.m.
Border control and management through risk assessment and situational awareness raising

* Frontex Risk Analysis 2019
* EUROSUR fusion services, Integrated Border Management (IBM)
* Joint operations, hotspots and cooperation with other EU agencies Berndt Körner

Friday, September 27, 2019

IV. COOPERATION WITH THIRD COUNTRIES

9:30 a.m.
The importance of enhancing cooperation with third countries

* Technical and operational assistance beyond EU neighbouring countries
* Return operations Berndt Körner

10:00 a.m.
Border management and cooperation in the EU neighbourhood region: perspectives from Albania

* Technical and operational cooperation with the EU
* Developing integrated border management
NN, Albanian State Police

11:15 a.m.
EUNAVOR MED Operation Sophia’s revised mandate and operations in the Southern Central Mediterranean:

* Strengthening surveillance by air assets
* Reinforcing support to and training of the Libyan Coastguard and Navy
* Coordinating maritime security operations through the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction in the Mediterranean (SHADE MED) forums
Olivier Bodhuin

12:00 p.m.
V. THE FUTURE OF EU BORDER MANAGEMENT

EBCG 2.0 and beyond: the future of EU integrated border management and the Schengen borders regime
Jorrit Rijpma

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16th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference

Monday, October 7, 2019
Georgetown University Law Center
Bernard P. McDonough Hall
Hart Auditorium
600 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20001
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Keynote Speaker:
Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security

Panels:
State of Play: Central to the Trump Administration’s Record, Immigration Looms as the Major 2020 Issue

Moderator:
Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow and Director, U.S. Policy Program, MPI

From Donald Trump’s first utterances as a presidential candidate in 2015 to the hundreds of policy actions undertaken during his administration, immigration has loomed as the major touchstone for his political base. It is the issue to which the president and his administration return again and again. Chaos at the U.S.-Mexico border resulted from a sharp uptick in flows, as well as outmatched policies, infrastructure, and resources. Now, a growing number of Americans cite immigration as one of the most crucial national issues. Yet Congress remains incapable of even small-bore fixes, continuing its nearly two-decade inability to undertake substantive immigration legislation. Vast differences exist among Republican and Democratic politicians and other stakeholders—from “build the wall” and narrowing humanitarian protections on one side, to #AbolishICE and pressing to decriminalize illegal crossings on the other.

Whither immigration as high-stakes elections approach in 2020? In what’s sure to be a lively State of Play conversation, political and policy experts will explore the politics of immigration, the pitfalls for both political parties, and the potential for a post-election pause in the brinkmanship. Also, what about the possibility for reform as DREAMers await a major decision at the Supreme Court? What other pressing challenges may converge to force action in Washington?

Volleying among the Branches of Government: DACA, TPS, Asylum, and Other Policies That Hang in the Balance

Moderator:
Muzaffar Chishti, Director, MPI's office at New York University School of Law

In an unprecedented era of executive branch policy-making in the immigration arena, the nation’s federal judiciary has been called to decide a raft of major cases that hold the lives of more than 1 million recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Temporary Protected Status in the balance, and govern the conditions of care for children in immigration detention and the ability to apply for asylum. The administration’s action on the "public charge" rule may end up in the courts as well, and the fallout from the controversy of including a citizenship question on the 2020 census remains unsettled. What are the legal underpinnings, the stakes, and the possible outcomes as the nation’s courts, from district courts all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, hear and rule on a consequential portfolio of legal challenges? And what is or will be Congress’ response given the dynamic interplay of litigation and executive action? Our panel of top experts will tackle these big questions.

Drawing a New Line: Recent Changes in U.S.-Mexico Border Policy

Moderator:
Anna Gallagher, Executive Director, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

Under the current administration, U.S.-Mexico border polices have dominated headlines, becoming both the symbol and testing ground of hardline immigration policy. Family separation, the deaths of children in immigration custody, and the detention of men, women, and children in unsafe, overcrowded conditions have stirred national concern.

The asylum system alone has been hamstrung by “metering” that slows entry to a trickle, enormous court backlogs, the wholesale return to Mexico of asylum applicants awaiting their court appearances, and policies that attempt to force applicants to first seek protection in other countries.

This panel will explore what these policies have meant to asylum seekers and the communities that straddle the 2,000-mile-long line. Topics will include family separation, Remain in Mexico, the wall, state and local work, and more. The panelists also will consider whether the administration is achieving results with its efforts to reshape overall enforcement, the responses from local border communities, and related litigation.

The Humanitarian and Migration Crisis Originating in Central America: The Need for Regional Approaches

Moderator:
Andrew Schoenholtz, Professor from Practice, Georgetown Law; Director, Human Rights Institute; Co-Director, Center for Applied Legal Studies

In recent years, the humanitarian and migration crisis in the three Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras has resulted in increasing international migration, particularly of women and children as well as unaccompanied minors. Most of them cross the Guatemala-Mexico border to head towards the United States, while some migrate to countries in the region, such as Costa Rica. Many are fleeing serious violence carried out by gangs and other non-state actors, though the search for better livelihoods and family reunification with relatives already in the United States plays a role as well. Governments do not control territories where gangs and drug cartels rule, nor are they able to protect women and girls from domestic abuse and other forms of violence or insecurity. Natural disasters, climate change, food insecurity, and poor economic conditions exacerbate the situation for vulnerable people. This panel will discuss the best ways for governments, international
organizations, and NGOs in the region to address this crisis, particularly in terms of root causes and the protection of families and children.

More information on the agenda and speakers to follow soon. This event will not be live streamed.

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Certificate in International Migration Studies

XCPD-700 - Global Trends in International Migration

Course Details: Worldwide international migration is a large and growing phenomenon, with more than 230 million people now living outside of their home countries for extended periods. Understanding the complex dynamics behind international migration is essential to improved policies and programs to address the multiple causes and consequences of these movements of people. This course provides an overview of international migration numbers and trends, causes of population movements, the impact of international migration on source and receiving countries, and policy responses to population movements.

The course provides an introduction to the major theories underpinning the study of international migration, including the new economics of labor migration, dual labor market theory, world systems theory, cumulative causation, and migration networks theory. The course focuses attention on domestic and international legal regimes regarding migration, examining laws, major legal cases and regulatory frameworks. It also examines issues pertaining to the integration of immigrants in destination countries. The connections between migration and such other issues as security, development and environmental change are discussed.

Objectives:

At the completion of the course, successful students will be able to:

* Assess the positive and negative impacts of international migration on source, transit, and destination countries;
* Describe the international legal frameworks that set out the rights of migrants and the responsibilities of states;
* Discuss and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of the principal policy frameworks governing the admission of migrants, control of irregular migration, and protection of refugees and other forced migrants;
* Explain the importance of gender in understanding the causes and consequences of international migration; and
* Describe models for integration of immigrants in destination countries and articulate the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches.

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Online class: Monday, October 7-Monday, December 2, 2019

Tuition: $1,495.00

Instructor: Katharine Donato

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Diaspora and Homeland

Thursday-Friday, October 10-11, 2019
Zagreb, Croatia
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Description: In today’s globalized world we are witness to the fact that, as never before in history, diasporas have a major role in the political, ecoonomic, cultural, religious, social and sporting life of their countries of origin. The fact that over 258 million people live outside of their country of birth and that they send more than 625 billion dollars in remittances to their country of origion perhaps best illustrates the huge potential of diasporas for their home countries. While the major focus of diasporas and homeland is on their remittances, there are many examples of how diasporas can and do through their various activities contribute to the advancement and success of their homelands both internally and in foreign affairs.

One such example which illustrates the success of a diaspora in creating economic success in the homeland is that of Chilean immigrants who returned to their homeland at the call of then Chilean leader Pinochet. These returning immigrants brought their know-how and experience to practically empower in a short period of time the economic upturn of the Chilean economy.The recent world cup of football in Russia is another example of diaspora contributions to homeland. Many football teams had diaspora players as part of their starting lineups. The best example of this was the Croatian national team which played in the finals of the world cup and which had two thirds of its players born outside of Croatia. These examples not only manifest on the one hand the strength and power of diasporas, but on the other hand also evidence of its huge potential and role in the developmental strategy of their countries of origin. Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, millions of citizens of
Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and other countries of the former Yugoslavia moved to the more developed countries of the democratic world, especially Europe. Faced with this new process of emigration, these countries were overnight faced with the task of developing national strategies and programs of cooperation between diaspora communities and their homelands.

In light of this new situation and the relations between diaspora and homeland, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2015 accepted Resolution 2043 titled “Democratic participation for migrant diasporas”. Among other things this resolution recommended that its members introduce policies which would facilitate diaspora members’ involvement in political life, review national legislation with a view to granting special status to members of diasporas in their countries of origin and facilitating the return process where appropriate, and promote diaspora members’ contribution to the development of their country of origin through the transfer of their knowledge, education and experience. The main focus of the conference is to examine the strategies and programs of individual countries towards their diasporas and in turn the relationships of diaspora with their home countries.

Conference themes include:

1. Diaspora relations – government
2. State policy and practice relating to the diaspora
3. The return of emigrants and their integration into the country of origin – success or failure
4. Direct diaspora investments
5. The influence of the diaspora on the country of origin
6. Immigrant tourism
7. Diaspora in international relations
8. Diaspora as a safety factor
9. Diaspora – media, radio programs, newspapers and publications
10. Emigrant literature

The conference organisers would like to emphasise that presenters have the opportunity to present on a different theme that is related to the general purpose.

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Forced Migration, Protection, and Border Control

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2019
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, LLP
ONE New York Plaza, 1 FDR Drive
New York, NY 10004
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Description: On October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies will hold its annual academic and policy symposium at the law offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. The event will open with a keynote address by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility, about new directions for forced migration policy studies. The keynote will be followed by panels about enforcement, responding to the needs of refugees, and access to the US asylum system. In the closing session, panelists and attendees will engage in an open discussion about research and policy priorities. This is CMS’s sixth annual academic and policy conference, which celebrates the work of leading scholars and thinkers on international migration.

Agenda:

9:00 a.m.

9:00–9:15 a.m.
Welcome:
Karen Grisez, Public Service Counsel
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Introduction:
Most Rev. Nicholas DiMarzio
Bishop of Brooklyn

9:15–10:30 p.m.
Keynote: New Directions for Forced Migration Policy Studies
T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility
The New School

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Session I: Enforcement Efforts and their Adverse Impact on Protection: A Discussion about North America, Europe, and the Global South

Over the last few years, we have seen increased efforts to build barriers and systems that prevent refugees and asylum seekers from reaching safety and applying for asylum protection. How are enforcement efforts in various regions of the world impacting refugee protection and access to asylum? What challenges do enhanced enforcement efforts impose? How have efforts to externalize borders and prevent access to asylum countries impacted genuine refugees? How can we address these problems?
Moderator: Michele Pistone, Non-Resident Fellow and Associate Editor, Journal on Migration and Human Security, Center for Migration Studies; Professor of Law and Director of the Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES), Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Speakers will be announced shortly.

1:15–2:30 p.m.
Session II: Challenges in Responding to the Needs of Refugees, Displaced Persons and their Host Communities in Protracted Situations

A majority of refugees and internally displaced persons are in protracted situations—defined by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees as five years or longer. Many of them are in low and medium income countries that have few resources available to provide security, education, livelihood and entrepreneurship opportunities, healthcare and other services for host communities, let alone refugees and displaced persons. This panel will discuss opportunities and challenges in addressing protracted situations, particularly in the context of adoption of the Global Compact on Refugees in December 2019.

Moderator:
Susan Martin, Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emeritus in the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

Speakers:
Sarah Deardorff Miller, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Leah Zamore, Center on International Cooperation, New York University

2:45–4:00 p.m.
Session III: Access to Asylum on the US-Mexico Border

The Trump administration and DHS officers have pursued a series of strategies to restrict access to the US asylum system. Most of these strategies – interception, turn-backs, zero tolerance enforcement, the separation of children from parents, requiring asylum-seekers to await the US asylum process in Mexico and barring asylum to most migrants who arrive at the US-Mexico border – have been focused on the US southern border. Other measures, such as the expansion of expedited removal, began at the border but have now been expanded to cover the entire United States and persons in the country for two years or less. The panel will review, critique and discuss alternatives to these policies.
Moderator: Donald Kerwin, Executive Director, Center for Migration Studies

Speakers:
Josiah Heyman, Professor of Anthropology, Endowed Professor of Border Trade Issues, and Director of Center for Interamerican and Border Studies, University of Texas, El Paso

Carmen Maquilon, Director of Catholic Charities Immigration Services of the Diocese of Rockville Centre

4:00–5:00 p.m.
Closing Presentation:
Jaime Winders will moderate an open discussion of research and policy priorities.

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Annual Conference on European Asylum and Migration Law 2019

ERA Conference Centre
Metzer Allee 4, 54295
Trier, Germany
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Objective: The aim of this conference is to provide legal practitioners with an update on the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), the efforts undertaken to harmonise standards in EU asylum policy, as well as challenges in the management of migration policy including return and readmission. Recent developments in the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights will also be addressed. Who should attend? Staff of government bodies and national asylum authorities, asylum lawyers and judges in national courts, NGOs, EU civil servants You will learn...

* the state of play in reform of the CEAS
* about challenges in managing European asylum and migration policy on European and national level
* about implementation of the Dublin system
* about relevant new legislative developments
* about challenges in asylum procedures
* cases in which applicants for national protection can be detained and alternatives to detention
* about new case law of the European courts
* about protection of vulnerable groups

Conference programme:

Thursday, October 17, 2019

9:00 a.m.
Opening of the conference
Magdalena Kedzior

I. REFORMING THE COMMON EUROPEAN ASYLUM SYSTEM (CEAS) – STATE OF PLAY AND OUTLOOK

9:10 a.m.
Setting the scene: Reform of the CEAS – where do we stand? The European Commission perspective
Borbala Szigeti

9:45 a.m.
Managing migration and asylum policy – Priorities of the Finnish Presidency of the EU
Laura Yli-akkuri

II. CHALLENGES IN POLICY MANAGEMENT ON EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL LEVELS

11:00 a.m.
National implementation of the Dublin system: best practices and potential solutions – the German example
Caroline Sheldon

11:30 a.m.
Balancing an effective asylum policy with returns and readmission of irregular migrants

* Latest EU developments: Returns Directive (recast) – first assessment
* Main national developments in the field of returns

III. ASPECTS OF THE CEAS AND RELATED EU POLICY INSTRUMENTS

1:15 p.m.
Asylum procedures: between efficiency and fundamental rights protection

* UNHCR’s interventions before the ECtHR and the CJEU
* Relevance of asylum procedures under the Returns Directive
* The intersection between asylum and return decisions Samuel Boutruche

2:00 p.m.
Selected subjects of evidence assessment in the context of the CEAS

* The EU legal framework for evidence assessment in conjunction with case law of the ECtHR
* Specific rules, general principles and concrete standards in relation to Article 4 Qualification Directive and Article 16 Procedures Directive
Bostjan Zalar

3:30 p.m.
Grounds and conditions of detention in the context of the CEAS

* Legal developments in the EU Member States regarding detention during the asylum procedure
* Cases in which applicants for international protection may be detained
* Detention conditions and alternatives to detention
Lenka Horáková

IV. EXTERNAL DIMENSION OF EU ASYLUM POLICY

4:15 p.m.
Legal and safe pathways to Europe for people in need of international protection

* Focus on the Commission proposal to establish an EU Resettlement Framework
* The scope of legal pathways for protection in the EU
* Refugee and non-refugee-specific complementary pathways
* Initiatives currently implemented by selected Member States Roberto Cortinovis

Friday, October 18, 2019

V. TOWARDS A COHERENT JURISPRUDENCE OF THE EUROPEAN COURTS IN ASYLUM AND RETURN MATTERS

9:30 a.m.
The ECtHR’s jurisprudence on current issues related to asylum and return decisions
Pamela McCormick

10:15 a.m.
Asylum and return: recent jurisprudence of the CJEU
Lars Bay Larsen

VI. ENHANCING PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS

11:30 a.m.
The role of EASO in vulnerability assessment

* EASO support for national authorities in identification of vulnerable asylum seekers
* Operating Plans for Greece and Italy Marina Capriola

12:15 p.m.
Guaranteeing the fundamental rights of unaccompanied minors in European asylum and migration policy
Karen Mets

For programme updates: www.era.int Programme may be subject to amendment.

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Workshop: Cities and the global governance of migration. An under-explored link.

Thursday-Friday, October 17-18, 2019
Seminar Room, Villa Malafrasca
Migration Policy Centre
Florence, Italy
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Description: In the last two decades research on various aspects of subnational governments’ policymaking on migration and diversity issues has been expanding and consolidating, leading to a ‘local turn’ in migration scholarship. Case studies and comparative research in Europe and beyond have shed light on how migration policies and laws are not only implemented but also actively produced and shaped in local arenas in which actors with different interests and conceptions of migration-related challenges continuously interact. More recently, a relational and multilevel governance perspective has been emerging: local governments are conceptualised more and more as actors in complex regulatory processes which include a multiplicity of actors at different territorial scales, both public and non public.

In this panorama though, the dimension of the global mobilisation of local governments on migration is still underdeveloped, especially vis-á-vis other policy fields such as environment and climate change. Why and how cities get engaged in policy processes around migration issues beyond the borders of their national principals are still open questions. Yet cities are becoming more and more active on the international and global migration scene, as demonstrated by their participation in the Global Compact of Migration or by the mobilisation of – old and new – transnational city networks on the issue of refugees’ reception.

In this workshop we aim at establishing a dialogue between scholars who, from different disciplinary perspectives and using different theoretical and methodological approaches, are working on the mobilisation of cities in the global governance of migration. We welcome studies that take a city perspective as well as those that focus on the organisations (e.g. City Networks) or venues (e.g. GCM forum) promoting/enabling cities’ international mobilisation on various aspects of migration-related policies (e.g. integration, asylum seekers reception, access to social assistance etc.).

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Jews in Modern Europe Seminar — Diasporic Home-making: Jews in Paris and Berlin in the 20th Century

4:30-6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 24, 2019
Adolphus Busch Hall, Hoffmann Room
27 Kirkland Street at Cabot Way
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Speaker:
Leora Auslander
Professor of European Social History and the Arthur and Joann Rasmussen Professor in Western Civilization
The University of Chicago

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Migration Control - Book Panel

2:00-4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2019
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
University of California, San Diego
Eleanor Roosevelt College Provost’s Building, Conference Room 115
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
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Speakers:

John Torpey, Presidential Professor of Sociology and History, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Director, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Invention of the Passport, 2nd Edition

Daniel Martinez, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona
The Shadow of the Wall: Violence and Migration on the US-Mexico Border

David FitzGerald, Theodore E. Gildred Chair in US-Mexican Relations, UC San Diego
Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego
Refuge Beyond Reach

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Moralized Political Messages and Attitudes toward immigrants

12:00-1:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 19, 2019
William James Hall, Room 450
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Speaker:
Kristina Simonsen, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Aarhus University.

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14th Homeland Security Week

Wednesday-Friday, November 20-22, 2019
Grand Hyatt Washington
1000 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001
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Preliminary program:

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

9:00 a.m.
FEMA’s Strategic Plan for the Future 2018-2022

-Increasing resilience through increasing disaster preparedness on a local level
-Enhance coordination with intergovernmental agencies
-Streamline FEMA’s grant management and improve data analytics

9:45 a.m.
Modernizing Maritime Security And Border Management
-Future strategies of the Coast Guard
-Current theatre of operations and capability gaps
-Procurement priorities and strategic shifts

11:15 a.m.
Procurement and Border Management

-Border management modernization requirements.
-The improvement of border management integration, including tailored procurement of specialized equipment

Rose Marie Davis, Director, Innovative Program Acquisitions, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

DOJ’S Counter-UAS Protection and Acquisition Priorities

-Pinpointing unique requirements of the DOJ to fulfill its objectives - Taking lessons from DOD’s counter-UAS acquisition strategies applying them at home
-Testing and fielding counter-UAS technologies to determine the suitability of solutions

Scott Miller, Assistant Section Chief, Surveillance & Aviation, FBI

12:00 p.m.
Confronting the Opioid Crises and Protecting the American People

-Working with interagency and international partners on a comprehensive approaches
-Identifying and monitoring networks of foreign suppliers and domestic importers of fentanyl
-Increasing investigation and prosecution efforts

Combating Nuclear Terrorism: DHS’s Efforts to Protect Key Cities from WMDs

-Providing local agencies with equipment for detecting nuclear material
-Training local law enforcement
-Track progress by collecting data from the key cities

Jeffrey H. Musk, Chief, Nuclear Detection Division, Nuclear Technologies Department Research & Development Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

1:30 p.m.
Challenges and Opportunities in Protecting Energy Critical Infrastructure

-Invest in next-generation physical security controls and cybersecurity technologies
-Continually analyzing and gaming the energy cyber-threat landscape
-Share and communicate cybersecurity information between the public and private sectors

Ronald Keen, Senior Energy Advisor, National Risk Management Center, CISA, DHS

Protecting the Nation’s Food Supply

-Identifying sector-wide vulnerabilities and gaps
-Identifying indicators and warnings that could signify planning for an attack
-Develop mitigation strategies to reduce the threat/prevent an attack

Jennie Melin, Consumer Safety Officer, FDA

2:15 p.m.
War on Drugs: Combating Organized Drug Cartels at the Border

-Increasing cohesion between federal, state and local agencies at the border
-Partnering with foreign nations to deny drug cartels a safe haven
-Monitoring money laundering and smuggling operations to hamper drug operations

Increasing the Nation’s Preparedness Against Chemical and Biological Threats

-Improving threat awareness through intelligence collecting and sharing
-Investing in advanced detection and surveillance technologies
-Putting in place responsive countermeasure policies

3:30 p.m.
Procurement standards and guideline for providing goods and services to FEMA

-Purpose and importance of current rules in place
-Providing a broad overview of federal procurement rules
-Relationship between Federal rules, State, Local and Tribal procurement rules

4:15 p.m.
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

Thursday, November 21, 2019

9:00 a.m.
Identifying and Mediating National Security Threats

-Monitoring activities of groups and movements potentially at risk for radicalization and violence
-Improving information sharing policy for the Department
-Building partnerships with nation-wide State and Major Urban Area Fusion Centers

David Glawe, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security

9:45 a.m.
CISA’s Priorities for Advancing Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resiliency

-Strategies in working with private partners to secure our infrastructure
-Priorities for coordinating national cyber security and communications integration center
-Coordinating security and resiliency efforts through public private partnerships

Brian Harrell, Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security, CISA, DHS

11:15 a.m.
DHS’s Evolving Requests for DoD Support Along the South-West Border

-DHS’s support requirements from April 2018 to present
-How and why those requests have evolved along with the evolving situation at the SWB
-DHS’ expectations for DoD support in FY20 and beyond

LTC Kelly Brown, Senior National Guard Advisor to DHS, U.S. Army

Leadership in Cyber
-Strategic and forward thinking
-Mentoring and nurturing talent to increase potential
-Learning and improving by listening

Kevin Nally, Chief Information Officer, US Secret Service

12:00 p.m.
Engaging with the Private Sector to Better Protect Critical Infrastructures

-Weather related threats to critical supply chains
-Improving emergency protocols
-Conducting research into improving strategies and practices Kay Mereish, Senior Advisor, DHS

The race for 5G: Protecting Emerging FifthGeneration Wireless Networks

-End-to-end protection of network traffic
-Investing in R&D to address threats and vulnerabilities to mobile networks
-Improving visibility of traffic from mobile devices to detect malware, cyberattacks and data exfiltration attempts

12:30 p.m.
Interactive Discussion Groups

During this part of the conference, each attendee will have the opportunity to select three topics of their interest from the list below and will rotate between those sessions. Discussion groups are kept small to ensure all attendees get the opportunity to ask their most pressing questions, ensuring a perfectly tailored experience.

1:30 p.m.
IDG Group 1
Key to Identifying Potential Terrorists through Research

-Identity crises often plays a significant role in a person’s transition to terrorism
-Often potential terrorists will take part in certain activities that raise red flags about their intents
-Connections with known terrorists online or offline are a big factor in radicalization

Allison G. Smith, Social Scientist, DHS

IDG Group 2
Using AI for Video Analysis and Increasing Security

-Improving multimedia analytics
-Increasing video data processing time through automation
-Increasing automatic threat detection

Jeff Alstott, Program Manager, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

IDG Group 3
sUAS Threats and Policy Hurdles Facing Local Police Authorities

-sUAS threat profile for local communities
-Laws and policies limiting the abilities of local law enforcement
-Partnership opportunities with DHS to counter the threat of sUAS

IDG Group 4
Deploying Biometrics Technologies To Secure Sensitive Facilities

-Assessing security vulnerabilities of facilities
-Adding biometrics as an added layer of security
-Picking the best biometric security solutions for your facility

2:15 p.m.
Key Updates On The National Vetting Center Operations

-What are some of the lessons learned?
-Approaches to working with the IC community to support NVC’s operations
-Plans for expansion of vetting and enabling advanced analytics capabilities

National Security Threats Posed by Quantum Computing & Strategies to Mitigate Them

-Deploying more resilient cryptography standards
-Investing in quantum computing solutions
-Developing partnership with private industry to share technological know how

Using Artificial Intelligence and Situational Awareness Technologies for Critical Incident Response

-Enhancing quick decision-making skills
-Improving awareness connectivity between first responders
-Improving patient outcomes and healthcare

The Future of Biometrics & Identity Technologies

-What does the future of identity verification look like?
-Strategies and policies for biometric technology for the next 10 years
-Addressing privacy concerns and data leaks

2:45 p.m.
Improving Airport Security with the Help of AI

-Using machine learning-powered tools that can aide agents to identify threats
-accurately predict the location of threat objects on the body

Using Blockchain Technology to Improve Safety of Critical Infrastructures
-Blockchain shows promise to better protect IoT
-Improved defense mechanisms against collaborative intrusion detection

Dangers of Irregular Migration to National Security
-Human trafficking and drug smuggling networks
-Risk of potential terrorists
-Increased chance of spread of infectious diseases

Blas Nunez-Neto, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND

Transitioning Identity Management Systems To The Cloud
-Update on the development of HART
-Addressing stakeholder challenges
-Increasing collaboration and data sharing

4:00 p.m.
Promoting Best Practices and Streamlining Acquisition Management at DHS

-Establish cross-functional teams in which key stakeholders coordinate and execute the acquisition tasks
-Strategically assess agency needs and how acquisition can meet those needs
-Establish mechanisms that promote the participation of small business suppliers

4:30 p.m.
Cyber threats to critical infrastructure (what are the threats? How to counter them? How to mitigate impact of?

Bob Kolasky, Director, National Risk Management Center, CISA
Lara Schmidt, Director, Strategy, Policy, and Operations Program, RAND
Ryan Consaul, Senior International Defense Researcher, RAND

Friday, November 22, 2019

9:00 a.m.
Breaking Down the DHS Information Technology Strategic Plan 2019-2023

-Optimize workplace technologies with cost-efficient and high impact solutions
-Developing a plan for safe and swift cloud migration
-Implement data protection practices to safeguard DHS systems and applications

9:45 a.m.
Keynote Presentation -James P. O'Neill, Police Commissioner, NYPD

11:15 a.m.
The Nexus Between Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Homeland Defense: A Whole of Nation Mission

-The strategic environment demands an urgent reexamination of Homeland Defense
-Any gaps between Homeland Defense and Homeland Security must be addressed
-DoD Mission Assurance requires whole of community partnerships

Neal Anderson, Senior Advisor to DHS, NORAD

Promoting Public-Private Partnerships to Promote Security and Increase Resilience within the Nation’s Chemical Industry

-Developing and implementing partnerships -Strategies and protocols during natural disasters
-Promoting good practices among federal, state and local agencies

Eric Choy, Chief, Chemical Sector Specific Agency, CISA, DHS
Amy Graydon, Deputy Director at Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, DHS
Jonathan Buckles, Section Chief, Government & Industry Affairs, DHS

12:00 p.m.
Engaging with the Private Sector to Better Protect Critical Infrastructures

-Establishing protocols to promote information sharing
-Equipping Private Sector critical infrastructure owners and the intelligence needed to protect instrumental assets
-Strengthening and expanding current partnership agreements

Modernizing CBP’s IT Infrastructure to increase network resilience and streamlining CBP operations

-Implementing cloud technologies to better connect the vast CBP IT network
-Using machine learning and data analytics tools to improve CBP’s threat and fraud detection capabilities
-Modernizing CBP network to increase bandwidth for all users and increasing protection against attacks

1:30 p.m.
Developing Effective Response Plans to CBRN Attacks That Minimize Risk to Personnel

-Training federal government employees in how to best respond to CBRN attacks with minimal loss of services
-Identifying new and emerging technologies in the field and finding their applications within Homeland Security

Sean Crawford, Director, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Office, FEMA

Investing in full spectrum impedance and denial capabilities to reduce illegal immigration, drug smuggling and human trafficking

-Increasing infrastructure investment at the border and enforcement of immigration and criminal laws
-Equipping our law enforcement professionals with the latest tools, technology, and training they need to do their job
-Collaborating with federal and local law enforcement agencies and international

2:15 p.m.
Supporting Border Response And Recovery Capabilities With And Between Federal, State, Local And Canadian Partners

-Implementing plans to promote open communication and strategies across the international boundary
-Evaluating progress toward addressing capability gaps in the Northern and Southern Border
-Policies & Plans to facilitate effective response and recovery operations

Manpower, the core of CBP: Recruiting, Hiring, training, and retaining the most qualifies people

-Enhancing recruiting and hiring efforts and reducing obstacles to attracting quality candidates
-Improving the messaging of recruitment campaigns to more closely align with CBP’s mission
-Offering incentives to increase staff retention

3:15 p.m.
Intelligence Sharing Panel Discussion

Protecting the American people from ever-changing domestic and transnational threats requires a DHS that shares intelligence not only with internal agencies but also partnering federal intelligence agencies. In this panel leaders from various national intelligence agencies will discuss how far they have come since 9/11 when it comes to intelligence sharing and pinpoint areas for improvement.

Panelists:
Sean Moon, Chief, Global Strategies, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, DHS

Lilian Alessa, Deputy Chief, Global Strategies, DHS

3:45 p.m.
Enforcing our Immigration Laws by Empowering and Modernizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

-Increasing the numbers of law enforcement officers and support personnel
-Investing in safe and secure detention facilities
-Partnering with foreign governments to expedite necessary removals

4:30 p.m.
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

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Border Management South

Wednesday-Friday, December 4-6, 2019
Hilton Garden Inn San Antonio
8101 Pat Booker Rd.
Live Oak, Texas, 78233, USA
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Overview: The southern border shared between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. is an enormous economic gateway for the United States, but it requires control, safety and modernization to maintain it. Enforcing laws and securing the border is a top priority for the Department of Homeland Security. As time passes, the need for operator driven policies and solutions, modern devices, and fully integrated border becomes more crucial.

This year’s Border Management South Summit will aim to connect local, federal and state officials to discuss the top challenges and priorities in the field. Interactive group discussions and panels will address procurement initiatives and aligning border solutions with development of operators.

Agenda:

Focus Day, Wednesday, December 4, 2019

8:50 a.m.
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

9:00 a.m.
USING THE INTEGRATION OF IT SYSTEMS TO ENHANCE RESPONSE AT THE BORDER

The U.S./Mexico border is in need of becoming a fully integrated border. This session will evaluate how communication between law enforcement officials and security personnel will be seamless and sufficient using integration strategies.

* Understanding how the integration of technological systems will enhance communication across the border
* Enhancing border mobility
* Managing information data flow across the border

10:30 a.m.
OPTIMIZING THE USE OF SECURITY PERSONNEL USING SECURITY APPLICATIONS

This session will provide a break down of how the use of advanced analytics can transform and protect the border. Advanced analytics will be able to detect security breaches from objects, unauthorized people and more. Security personnel will be able to receive knowledge of potential threats and act accordingly and in a timely manner.

* Using AI and ML to not only stockpile data, but also manage it
* Utilizing analytical tools to enhance perimeter protection
* Enabling security personnel to recognize threats using intelligent video

12:30 p.m.
ANALYZING DATA TO PREDICT FUTURE EVENTS AND OUTCOMES

Data will only become sufficient and useful if it is then transformed into action. Join us as we learn about the transforming of paper data into visionary plans and help detect future events. Information management allows room for improvement to border services and protection of citizens.

* Managing current data and transforming it into visionary plans and action
* Collecting and exploiting data to drive border decision making Timothy Bennett, Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security

Thursday, December 5, 2019

8:50 a.m.
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

9:00 a.m.
TEXAS IN REAL-TIME: RESPONDING AT THE BORDER

* Gain insight on how front line law enforcement officials are tackling border issues in real-time
Sheriff Waybourn, Tarrant County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez, Del Val Verde County

9:45 a.m.
ANALYZING THE U.S. BORDER AS A SYSTEM: THE MEMBRANE, THE SURVEILLANCE AND THE HUMAN ELEMENT

In order to effectively secure the U.S. / Mexico border, it should be thought of as a system divided into three parts. A representative of the DHS will outline ways of uniting the organizational structure and breaking down each border element into compartments that work together to provide one outcome - effective border security.

* Evaluating the border as a whole system and not in parts
* Identifying the humanity aspect when working at the border

11:00 a.m.
ADVANCING ALL SITUATIONAL AND DOMAIN AWARENESS TO SUPPORT BORDER MISSIONS

Supporting border missions through situational and all domain awareness allows room to address challenges and provides understanding on how to respond in a threatening environment. Custom Border Patrol representatives will share how to appropriately notice changes across the border and respond rapidly.

* Building and sustaining situational awareness in a threat environment
* Using all domain awareness to predict future actions and threats
* Being aware of air, land and maritime border challenges and opportunities
Jennifer Barreras-Rawls, Operations Section Chief of Joint Task Force West, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

11:45 a.m.
ENSURING INTELLIGENCE DRIVEN OPERATIONS IN A THREAT ENVIRONMENT

It is important to use intelligence for improvement of the border system as a whole. Understanding how to share intelligence between partners and how to utilize the data given is a key component in securing the border.

* Understanding a threat environment using information and data
* Sharing Intelligence between Law Enforcement Enterprise Partners
Brad Skinner, Deputy Director Office of Field Operations Laredo Field Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

* Advancing the border using intelligence and innovative technology
* Enhancing operation objectives to increase border protection productivity
* Bringing the human element back into border management

1:30 p.m.
USING A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO ADDRESS BORDER CHALLENGES

Scientific breakthroughs and advancements have caused a huge gateway for the use of CIP and enhancing threat management. Here you will understand how intelligence pictures and process help conquer nearby threats.

* Using common intelligence pictures to showcase threat capabilities
* Establishing the ability to detect threats beyond the border
* Deploying a systematic process for analyzing and distributing data

2:15 p.m.
ENHANCING PARTNERSHIPS AND ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION

Establishing partnerships will assist the border in creating meaningful relationships and thus, actively creating new ways to guard the U.S. / Mexico Border. Utilizing department-wide cooperation and international input will help overcome border threats.

* Establishing a unity of effort approach to effectively guard the U.S/Mexico Border
* Building international partnerships to effectively detect threats
* Enhancing supply chain security to conduct thorough examinations at the border
Ismael Navarez Jr., Special Agent in Charge, IRS

3:00 p.m.
ADVANCING THE BORDER WITH THE MODEL PORTS PROGRAM

The Model Ports Program was designed to improve overall experience and operations at the port of entry. This session will showcase the reasoning and effectiveness behind the Model Ports Program.

* Improving wait time monitoring and processing
* Conducting meetings with senior level industry leaders for establish goals and monitoring techniques
* Using Public-Private Partnerships to enhance operation at the ports of entry

Friday, December 6, 2019

8:50 a.m.
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS

9:00 a.m.
PROCUREMENT: FUTURE INITIATIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

A DHS representative will disclose the 2020 Vision for the Department of Homeland Security. Attendees will understand where important investments are being made and how future policy will evolve border management.

* The 2020 outlook for the U.S./Mexico Border
* How policy changes will provide solutions to current border challenges
* Understanding future border investments
Rose Marie Davis, Director innovation Program Acquisitions, DHS

9:45 a.m.
IMMIGRATION OF FAMILIES ACROSS THE BORDER

The border is currently filled with multiple families including children seeking to come to the U.S. Due to the increase of migrants, facilities constantly become over crowded. Gain insights on how to ensure maintenance of facilities and navigate current and future border policies to secure the border.

* Maintaining protocol and policies when dealing with families at border
* Creating a safe and ethical environment at the U.S. /Mexico border
Robert Gross, DHS Attaché, Department of Homeland Security

11:00 a.m.
PROMOTING INNOVATION AND INTEGRITY AMONGST PERSONNEL

Training personnel on how to react in force situations and maintaining DHS ethical standards is important. Join us as we evaluate new initiatives taking place to reconstruct and advance CBP’s organizational structure.

* Reconstructing the border’s organizational structure
* Ensuring ethical conduct and integrity along the border
* Advancing training initiatives in assisting use of force situations

11:45 a.m.
PREVENTING COUNTERTERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AT THE BORDER

Joining forces across law enforcement allows one to maximize its resources and enhance operational integration. Leaders of the Department of Homeland Security will share how the interaction of global partners will assist with reducing crime and potential threats.

* Joining forces with local, state, and federal law enforcement to increase resources
* Using integrated operations to detect weapons and disrupt illegal crossings
* Expanding mobility to quicken response to threats John Jones, Divisional Director Intelligence and Counterterrorism, Texas Department of Public Safety

1:30 p.m.
ADVANCING BORDER TRADING IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE U.S.

Implementing strategies and trade intelligence will protect against unlawful items from entering. This session will break down the use of trade intelligence in real time and how it will shape enforcement efforts.

* Collaborating with advanced technology and enforcement to intercept high-risk shipment
* Responding to border risk in real-time using trade intelligence
* Integration of law enforcement to help protect the border from illegal trade

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