Immigration Detention

Spring 2018 Conference

Dates | May 11–12, 2018
Location | Bennington College, CAPA Symposium
Registration | Free and open to the public
Contact | capa@bennington.edu

FRIDAY, MAY 11

7:00 - 8:00 PM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
     Catherine Tactaquin, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

SATURDAY, MAY 12

10:00 - 11:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: General Trends in Immigration Enforcement
     Julian Lazalde, National Immigrant Justice Center (moderator)
     Scott Clark, ACLU Immigrant Protection Project of Western MA
     Lauren Kostes, The Florence Project 
     Corey Lazar, Vera Institute of Justice

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Immigration Detention and Private Prisons
     Khalil Cumberbatch, The Fortune Society (moderator)
     Scott Clark, ACLU Immigrant Protection Project of Western MA
     Devora Gonzalez, School of the Americas Watch
     Lauren Kostes, The Florence Project
     Kent Mendoza, Anti-Recidivism Coalition

2:00 - 3:30 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Local Government and NGO Involvement
     Catherine Tactaquin, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (moderator)
     Devora Gonzalez, School of the Americas Watch
     Jessica Hanson, National Immigration Law Center
     Julian Lazalde, National Immigrant Justice Center
     Corey Lazar, Vera Institute of Justice