NYU Migration Network. Join us for a day-long event on Detention & Deportation that cuts through the political rhetoric on immigration.
The politics and policy of detention and deportation under Trump 2
10:30-12:00
This panel sets the stage for a discussion of detention and deportation in the context of today's politics and policies. Together, the panelists will help us make sense of the impact of this administration's policies on the lives of immigrants and the way that a politics of detention and deportation is reshaping the United States of America
Adam Cox (New York University)
Muzaffar Chishti (Migration Policy Institute)
Tanya Greene (Human Rights Watch)
Miriam Jordan (New York Times)
Moderated by Natasha Iskander
History of detention and deportation
12:15-1:15
Our keynote discussion will situate this unprecedented moment in the context of the contemporary history and geography of detention and deportation in immigration enforcement.
Alison Mountz (University of Toronto)
Moderated by Radha S. Hegde
Technologies of detention and deportation
1:30-3:00
This panel focuses on the technologies and infrastructure of detention and deportation, from digital surveillance to the bureaucratic structure of ICE, to the financial institutions embedded in the business of detention.
Kimberly Morgan (George Washington University)
Matthew Guariglia (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Nancy Hiemstra (Stony Brook University)
William Turton (Propublica).
Moderated by Aisha Khan
Activists in NYC
3:15-4:00
This panel brings together activist organizations and student groups to discuss the work that they are doing on the ground to support New Yorkers who are vulnerable to detention and deportation. The discussion will include a know-your-rights training.
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