#ImmConf

#ImmConf

Thanks to @klasfeldreports.com , @omarjadwat.bsky.social , @ilyasomin.bsky.social and Andrew Schoenholtz for closing out our #ImmConf conference with a great final panel "Do the Courts Matter? The Trump Administration Tests the Limits of Immigration Law".

Many thanks to Fareed Zakaria for joining us for a keynote conversation that generated a lot of conversation and food for thought for #immconf attendees. And thanks to Doris Meissner of @migrationpolicy.bsky.social for facilitating.

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At #immconf Fareed Zakaria cites climate change as one of the main drivers for the rise in migration globally

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Delighted to have @fareedzakaria.bsky.social as keynote at our #immconf

Many thanks to our panelists Jason Houser, Rebecca Santana of @apnews.com, Tanya Broder of @nilc.org, and Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina, for sharing from their different contexts and experiences about how immigration enforcement is changing on the ground in local communities. #ImmConf

Albuquerque brought in the Nat'l Guard a while ago, but required them to be in plainclothes, get training, etc, says the city's police chief at #immconf, all of which led to local buy-in

More on ABQ'S experience : www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Afternoon #immconf back!

Panel on evolving immigration enforcement features Jason Houser, formerly of ICE; Rebecca Santana of @apnews.com, Tanya Broder of @nilc.org, and @ABQPoliceChief Harold Medina, with thanks to Mayor Keller for sharing him

Muzaffar Chishti of @migrationpolicy.bsky.social is facilitating our next session "A New Era: Immigration Enforcement Above All Else" #ImmConf

Thanks to our Executive Director, Anna Gallagher, for leading this dynamic conversation and helping the panel showcase the ways in which our communities can meet the great need for immigration legal services and support across the country. #ImmConf

Luis Guerra, Director of Field Engagement at CLINIC, speaking at #immconf about the vital importance of Department of Justice Accredited Representatives in providing immigration legal services to people in need.

Anna Gallagher, CLINIC's executive director, is facilitating our next panel, "Expanding Access: Scaling Immigration Legal Services for Communities and the Nation" #ImmConf

Many thanks to Doris Meissner of @migrationpolicy.bsky.social for skillfully leading and facilitating the energetic conversation of our first panel of the day! #ImmConf

A wide-ranging panel from Erika Lee, @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social, Clifford Young, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin covering the different historical, political, and cultural forces that have gotten us to the situation where we are at today. #ImmConf

I'm at #immconf today, and curious to hear whether the new conventional wisdom is that the current immigration reality -- intense enforcement coming from all sides, virtually zero irregular arrivals, and seemingly much reduced immigration overall -- is a temporary aberration or a new normal

"I encourage you to see today as a day of analysis, connection, learning, and inspiration. Together, we will shape an immigration system that is more functional, just, humane, and built on our shared value of the dignity of all people." - CLINIC executive director Anna Gallagher, at #ImmConf

And we’re off!
The 22nd annual #immconf is underway, with opening from Anna Gallagher @cliniclegal.bsky.social

Come find @kathleenbush.bsky.social @juliagelatt.bsky.social & @mittelworld.bsky.social at #immconf and say hi!

Excited for our 22nd Annual Immigration and Policy Conference, with partners @cliniclegal.bsky.social & @georgetownlaw.bsky.social, to kick off in an hour! Follow along with #immconf

For over 2 decades, we’ve gathered top experts, policymakers, attorneys, service providers & others to mull over top US immigration developments at our annual #immconf

Don’t miss this year’s smart panels & keynote on October 9 @GeorgetownLaw or online!

https://bit.ly/immconf2025

Between MPI #immconf and doing a panel at SAIS with genuine regional experts, it’s the one day of the year I feel like a dilettante.

State of play in immigration politics @MigrationPolicy @GeorgetownLaw @cliniclegal conference. Panelists talk about stark differences under this administration. “Unabashed nativism empowered by the full authority of White House” - Julia Preston @MarshallProj #immconf

State of play in immigration politics @MigrationPolicy @GeorgetownLaw @cliniclegal conference. Panelists talk about stark differences under this administration. “Unabashed nativism empowered by the full authority of White House” - Julia Preston @MarshallProj #immconf

Increase in apprehensions in south Texas a combination of more effectiveness of BP, plus surge in flow from Central America #immconf

Garcia from @BNHR: if we allow drones over the border, it won't be long before they're over DC, LA or even Disney World #immconf

Garcia: border enforcement needs to view border residents and families as part of solution, not the problem #immconf

Fernando Garcia, ex dir of Border Network for Human Rights, says border security "will never be enough" for immigration opponents #immconf

Edward Alden from CFR says border security is "nothing like 1986" when last big immigration law passed #immconf