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The Immigration and Nationality Law Review invites you to its upcoming symposium, Defining Hope: Immigration Law Under the 2025 Trump Administration. Hosted at King Hall on April 18th, 2025, the Symposium will examine changes to immigration policy following Trump’s 2025 inauguration and discuss strategic legal practices to counter the rhetoric and despair broadcasted by the Trump administration in the immigration space. Centering the experiences of immigrants and legal advocates, the event will feature renowned immigration practitioners across California that will also discuss how to find moments of hope in the immigration law community.
The Symposium will last from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., with a breakfast and lunch session, as well as a cocktail reception where participants are encouraged to wine, dine, and build community in the immigration field.
Agenda:
9 a.m. - Breakfast Session
10 a.m. - Symposium Begins
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Keynote Speaker: Raha Jorjani, managing immigration defense attorney of the first public defender deportation defense office in California
12 - 1 p.m. - Lunch Session
1 - 4 p.m. - Panel Discussion
- Jessica Farb, Deputy Director of the Immigration Center for Women & Children
- Aidin Castillo, Executive Director of the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center
- And others to be confirmed
4 - 5 p.m. - Cocktail Reception
Please contact Michelle Calcany Blair with any questions.