VAAP joins Immigrant Justice Corps Alumni Panel
Immigrant Justice Corps and the Feerick Center for Social Justice invite IJC alumni and current fellows to IJC's inaugural Alumni Convening at Fordham Law School on Friday, March 21st from 9:30am-5:30pm. Alumni are strongly encouraged to attend in person. Active Fellows are welcome to attend to learn and grow with IJC graduates.
Eleven classes of Fellows have created a national network for learning and growth, and IJC invites alumni to gather to reconnect and feel the power of our community in defending immigrants. Keynote, panelists, and the fireside chat will focus on Movement Lawyering, Transitions to Legal Management in an Enforcement Environment, Laken Riley Act Deep Dive & Detained Immigrant Representation Impacts. New York CLE Credits will be available. Registration is free, but there is no availability for reimbursement for in person travel outside of panelists’ travel costs. Coffee, lunch, and happy hour refreshments will be provided. New York CLE Credits will be available. Exclusive in-person registration for alumni will be open until Friday, February 21st. REGISTER.
IJC Alumni Convening at Fordham Law School. Friday, March 21st, 2025, 9:30am-5:30pm EST at 150 W. 62nd St., New York, NY 10023.
Speakers will include:
Jojo Annobil, CEO, Immigrant Justice Corps
Peter Markowtiz, Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Co-Director & Associate Dean, Yeshiva University
Aaron Reichlin-Melnik, IJC Justice Fellow ’14, Senior Fellow, American Immigration Council
Harold Solis, Co-Legal Director, Make the Road New York
Fran Hartmann, IJC Justice Fellow '17, Training Director, The Bronx Defenders
Jill Martin-Diaz, IJC Justice Fellow '16, Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project
Program in formation. Keynote, panelists, and the fireside chat will focus on:
Movement Lawyering
Learning to Lead: Transitioning to Supervision and Management (featuring VAAP executive director Jill Martin Diaz)
Laken Riley Act Deep Dive & Detained Immigrant Representation Impacts
