DACA Roundtable Photo
Roundtable on DACA with CU students, staff, and faculty (November 16, 2017)
Photo - Daniel Kanstroom
Dan Kanstroom shares his new book Deportation World in the Citizenship and Equality Colloquium (October 12, 2017)
Colorado Law鈥檚 Immigration and Citizenship Law Program hosts two-day asylum training to encourage pro bono presentation with co-organizers RMIAN, International Rescue Committee, and AILA Asylum Committee on August 15-16, 2019. (Immigration attorney Christina Brown is the presenter in the attached photo)
Colorado Law鈥檚 Immigration and Citizenship Law Program hosts two-day asylum training to encourage pro bono presentation with co-organizers RMIAN, International Rescue Committee, and AILA Asylum Committee on August 15-16, 2019.

(Immigration attorney Christina Brown is the presenter)

Photo - Sarah Krakoff
Sarah Krakoff speaks about tribal sovereignty and the US-Mexico border in the Citizenship and Equality Colloquium (November 9, 2017)
Briefing on USCIS Backlog on Citiizenship and naturalization applications by Colorado Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights (Feb 22, 2019)
Briefing on USCIS Backlog on Citiizenship and naturalization applications by Colorado Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights (Feb 22, 2019)

The Immigration and Citizenship Law Program hosts events throughout the academic year, including:

  • The Citizenship and Equality Colloquium, which features nationally prominent guest speakers whose research focuses on the concept of citizenship
  • A works-in-progress series supporting Colorado immigration scholars and graduate students
  • Keynote lectures and roundtable discussions by immigration attorneys and scholars on contemporary policy issues
  • Quarterly pro bono citizenship and naturalization drives

To present research听in the monthly Colorado Immigration Scholars' Mesa WIP series, please contact Rebecca Galemba, DU, or Fernando Riosmena, CU.

Fall 2021

October 15, 2021 (11am-12pm MT). An event for lawyers/scholars: What in the world is going on in D.C. with immigration reform, executive action and DACA?? Join us this Friday, Oct. 15 at 11am for a conversation to help lawyers, scholars and activists advocate for immigrants in uncertain times.

October 20, 2021 (5:30-6:30pm MT).听An event for community: What in the world is going on in D.C. with immigration reform, executive action and DACA?? Join us on Oct. 20 at 5:30 pm for a conversation to inform affected community members, allies and activists about pathways forward. Translation in Spanish provided.

January 20, 2021听(12-1pm MT). Citizenship: from the past to the present. Panel discussion with professors Lucy Chester, Honor Sachs, Seema Sohi, and Ming H. Chen on the meaning of the 14th amendment and its implications for US citizenship. Contact听Professor Chester for details听here; join by .听Note: Professor Chen鈥檚 immigration law class will be viewing a related documentary after the panel discussion; please let her know if you鈥檙e interested in joining 鈥 spots may be limited.

January 26, 2021 (4:30pm MT). Book Release: Border Thinking. In this book reception, authors Andrea Dyrness and Enrique Sepulveda III will share perspectives on how Latinx youth experience belonging across borders.听Hosted by 精品SM在线影片 Latin American Studies. Zoom link available upon .

February 22, 2021 (5-6:30pm MT).听Lecture on Access to Justice for Immigrants. UCLA Professor听Ingrid Eagley听and RMIAN Attorney Ashley Harrington will present their research and experiences on national and local representation for immigrants. This lecture is dedicated to Breanna Boss CU Law '21. Register .

March 2, 2021 (12:30-1:30pm MT). MESA Works-In-Progress Workshop. CU Professor Fernando Riosmena will present "Worlds in Motion: A re-appraisal of Thinking on and Empirical Evaluation of Migration Theories." CU Professor David Cook-Martin provide commentary to kick off group discussion. To request the paper and receive the zoom link, please RSVP via email to Ming Hsu Chen. UPDATE: Please note changed date.

March 13, 2021.听CU鈥檚 Office for Outreach will feature Professor Chen on citizenship as part of their CU on the Weekend Lecture Series for Spring 2021 at 3 PM ET/2 PM CST/1 PM MST/12 PM PST. Registration opens January 4听here.

April 1, 2021 (12-1pm MT). MESA Works-In-Progress Workshop.听CU Postgraduate Research Fellow Hunter Knapp will present "Structural Racism in Agriculture." To request the paper and receive the zoom link, please RSVP via email to听ming.h.chen@colorado.edu

April 6, 2021 (12-1pm MT). Hate Crimes and Anti-Asian Violence: A Conversation about Critical Race Theory and Feminist Perspectives on Legal Strategies. Speakers Zeyen Wu, Assistant US Attorney; Jennifer Ho, Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of CHA at 精品SM在线影片; Nhu Minh Le, Victim Assistance Director at the Asian Pacific Development Center. Hosted by CU APALSA and co-hosted by White House Initiative on AAPIs. UPDATE: To receive听follow up information and resources, please email apalsa@colorado.edu or submit your contact information听.

April 8-9, 2021. Byron White Center's Rothgerber Conference on CItizenship. Thursday night will include a performance by MOTUS Theater (5-6:30pm MT). Friday will include a fireside chat with author Ming Hsu Chen in conversation with听Hiroshi Motomura听on Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era (Stanford Press 2020). It will be followed by a full day of exciting听panel discussions with nationally known speakers conducting work on citizenship (9-4pm) and postconference discussion听on next steps听in small groups (4-5pm MT). More details and conference registration for all three events听here. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Schenter.听 UPDATE: A summary of the key ideas and conversations from the day is here.

  • Thursday Apil 8 MOTUS Undocumonologues. UPDATE: Video .
  • Friday April 9 Pursuing Citizenship conference. UPDATE: Video here and听.
  • Friday April 9 Reception and postconference discussion of next steps.

April 30, 2021 (1-2:30pm MT). CU Population Center's Migration Primary Research Area meeting. To RSVP and receive zoom link, please contact Fernando Riosmena.

May 4, 2021 (12-1pm MT.).听MESA Works-In-Progress Workshop, in collaboration with CU Law Faculty Workshop. Professor Ming Chen & Daimeon Shanks will present "Regulatory Dysfunction in Immigration Law." To RSVP and receive zoom link, please contact Ming Hsu Chen.听

Mesa works-in-progress series are quarterly events to present scholarship to local immigration scholars (TBD). To indicate your interest in presenting a paper or serving as a discussant, please contact Fernando Riosmena, 精品SM在线影片, Jesse Acevedo, University of Denver,听or Edelina Burciaga (University of Colorado Denver.)

September 3, 2020. Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era Book Launch. Professor in conversation with . Boulder Bookstore (5-6pm). Tickets for this cost $5, with a $5 coupon provided during event to purchase books at .听

September 16, 2020.听Join Rep. Joe Neguse on September 16th at 5pm to celebrate National Citizenship Day! Panelists CO State Senator Julie Gonzales, Denver Office of Immigrant Affairs Atim Otii, Attorney Cristina Uribe Reyes and Professor Chen will discuss what it means to be a U.S. citizen. Register here .

September 17, 2020. Colorado Law Talk: Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era by Professor Ming H. Chen (5:30-6:30pm). Virtual event. Co-sponsored by Byron White Center Constitutional Day. Free with registration. For more information and to register, click .

September 17, 2020. Stories from our Undocumented Neighbors with Motus Theater's "Undocumonologues" Online via the Boulder Public Library (7-9pm). Autobiographical monologues by Motus UndocuMonologists Victor Galvan, Armando Peniche, Tania Chairez (read by Professor Aviva Chomsky), and Alejandro Fuentes-Mena (read by Professor Natalia Molina). Register .听

September 19, 2020. The DOIRA, CIRC, and听听are excited to share the听听Citizenship Filing Fee Scholarship to help Denver residents that meet income requirements pay the $725 in fees associated with their Citizenship application. REGISTER NOW for the September 19,听. Limited spots are available.听For information or questions,听call (720) 319-7034.听To volunteer, visit:听. Follow their听.

October 6, 2020. The Party of Practicality: An Innovative and Pragmatic Conversation on Immigration. A pre-election conversation with Congressman Joe Neguse, Professor Mary Mendoza, Professor Tomas Jimenez. Moderated by Patty Limerick. Sponsored by Center for the American West and CU Latinx Law Students. Register .听

October 7, 2020.听CU Law听听Immigration Court. Zoom link .听For more information, contact Emma Carroll.

October 8, 2020.听Professor Ruben Rumbaut will be delivering the Menken Distinguished Lecture at the CU Institute for Behavioral Science听on Thursday October 8 from听5-7pm Mountain Time. For more information about the speaker and the talk, see .听For the zoom link and password, contact ibs-contact@colorado.edu. Presented by the CU Population Center and the Institute of Behavioral Science's Population Program.

October 20, 2020. The Mini Law School series at CU Law will feature a lecture on "Immigration Law: A Reform Agenda for the 2020 Election and Beyond" with Professors Violeta Chapin and Ming Chen.听Click here for more details and to register for this event.

October 26, 2020. Welcoming Strangers, Building Community -- A Conversation about Hospitality and Citizenship with Sarah Jackson, Executive Director of Casa de Paz and Professor Ming H. Chen will be discussing their books at a DU Law event from 4-5pm. Register . For more information, contact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

October 26, 2020.听James Walsh, Political Science, CU-Denver will be sharing his work-in-progrses about the history of Irish immigrants in Leadville, Colorado. He will be discussing efforts to build a public memorial honoring the 1500 Irish immigrants buried in the community, and parallels with current immigration issues including exploitation of immigrant labor, xenophobia, and practices of resistance. For precirculation of the paper and the zoom password, please contact Edelina Burciaga.

October 30, 2020. . Curious about what it's like to work in immigration law in the current social and political climate? Join ILPS for a virtual discussion with attorneys from the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network.

November 4, 2020. CU Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin will give a virtual lecture in the Race and the Law series titled "When Cruelty Becomes Ordinary." Register .

November 6, 2020.听Fall Faculty Colloquium Series: Prof. 听will discuss his new book 鈥溾.听 Click for the Zoom link.

November 13, 2020. The Party of Practicality: An Innovative and Pragmatic Conversation on Immigration. A post-election conversation with Congressman Joe Neguse, Professor Mary Mendoza, Professor Tomas Jimenez. Moderated by Patty Limerick. Sponsored by Center for the American West and CU Latinx Law Students. Register

November 17, 2020. sponsored by Strum College of Law at the University of Denver.

December 5, 2020. TEDx Mile High Vision Conference (5-8pm MT online). Professor Ming H. Chen will present "Finding Yourself on the Citizenship Spectrum." Other speakers include a criminal justice reformer听and an undocumented poet/spoken word performer. Register for free on and find more details .

January 21, 2020. Mesa Works-In-Progress with Professor Christina Sue (12:30-2pm at University of Colorado Law School, Wolf Building 202). For a copy of the paper and to reserve lunch, contact听Fernando Riosmena, CU.

January 28, 2020. Migrating to Prison (New Press 2019) Official Book Launch at DU Sturm Hall of Law听(12 noon at DU Law听room 1650).听Contact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

February 5, 2020. CU Law Citizenship Colloquium: Professor Fernando Riosmena, Associate Professor of Geography and Associate Director of the CU Population Center, "Climate Migration at Height & End of the "Great Mexican Emigration Era"" (4:40-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For Professor Riosmena's paper, . For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

February 6, 2020.听 The Transnational Migration speaker series presents听听lessons for Critical Democracy from Transnational Youth (5:00-6:15听p.m., EDUC 334).听 听will speak on transnational citizenship.听听

February 7, 2020. A Portrait of Asian Americans in the Legal Profession. Join Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court and a panel of leading APA attorneys in Colorado for a discussion over lunch at the History Colorado Center 1200 N Broadway, Denver, CO 80203 (12-2pm). Registration link . For questions, contact Sumi Lee, APABA President and Kenneth Shiau,听CU APALSA.

February 7, 2020. 听"Immigration Law in Shifting Times." 8-5pm. For more information, contact Elena Engel and听Prof. Garcia-Hernandez.

February 12, 2020. CU Law Citizenship Colloquium: , Council Tree Professor of Law and Director of CU Law's American Indian Law Program "Decolonizing Indigenous Migration"听(4:40-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

February 19, 2020. 精品SM在线影片 DACA Roundtable:听, Professor of Education (3-4pm, Wolf Law 330). Co-sponsored by CU Immigration and Citizenship Law Program and CU Sociology Department. Contact David Aragon.听

February 19, 2020. CU Law Citizenship Colloquium: , Professor of Education "Lives Still in Limbo: DACA and Undocumented Students" (4:40-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For Professor Gonzales's paper, . For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

February 26, 2020. CU Law Citizenship Colloquium: , Professor of Law "Illegitimacy 2.0" (4:30-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For Professor Nunez's paper, . For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

March 4, 2020. CU Law Citizenship Colloquium: , Vice Dean, Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar "Rejecting Citizenship" (4:30-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

March 11, 2020. CU Law Citizenship Colloquium: , Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science听"Toward White Protectionist Citizenship?" (4:30-5:30, Wolf Law 306). Open to faculty, staff, and students. For more information, contact Professor Ming H. Chen.

August 15-16, 2019. Asylum Training (CLE credit available) at Colorado Law. Co-sponsored by ICLP. For more information and registration: 听or contact .

September 17, 2019. Citizenship Day panel听discussion and release of Report on Voting Rights and Civil Rights Implications of the Naturalization Backlog. Wolf Law 204 (12-1pm). Lunch will be served. Contact Hunter Knapp. Sponsored by the Immigration Law and Policy Society.

September 19, 2019. Mesa works-in-progress series. Professor , DU Political Science (12-1:30pm at DU Sturm Hall 286) presenting "Migrant Remittances and Support for Military Coups in Latin America." Lunch will be served. Contact Lisa Martinez to RSVP and to request the听paper. Note: for those coming from off-campus, a limited number of parking permits are available.

September 25, 2019. , author of听: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World, will speak at DU's Crimmigration Law & Policy Series from 12-1pm at the University of Denver, Room 165. Lunch will be provided.听Contact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

September 27-28, 2019. at the University of Denver.听This event will be hosted in the Anderson Academic Commons, Room 290, starting at 10am on Friday, September 27th through 5pm the follow day.听Contact Lisa Martinez听or register .

October 14, 2019.听 speaking on "Unintended Consequences of Immigration Enforcementat"听精品SM在线影片 Institute for Behavioral Science (12pm, IBS 155).

October 18, 2019. 听will speak about his book 听at 精品SM在线影片 Latin American Studies Center ()听at 3:30pm.听Contact Joe Bryan.

October 21, 2019.听, from Boston College, will join us for a talk from 5:00-6:30pm at the CU School of Education room 220. She is the author of听, on Mexican transnational mothers. Co-sponsored by the CU Immigration and Citizenship Law Program. Contact听Andrea Dyrness.

November 7, 2019.听 from CU Sociology presenting work-in-progress in CISN's Mesa Roundtable (12:30-1:45pm at University of Colorado ). Lunch will be served. Co-sponsored by the CU Immigration and Citizenship Law Program. Contact Fernando Riosmena to RSVP and receive paper.

November 15, 2019.听 from CU Law presenting her book, Unequal Citizenship: Immigrants and Integration in the Enforcement Era,听in CU Law Faculty Colloquium (12-1pm, Wolf Law 480).

November 15-16, 2019. CrossBorder art exhibit at 精品SM在线影片 (3:30-7pm) and Counterpath in听Denver (6-9:30pm). Contact Edelina Burciaga.

November 16, 2019.听Cesar Garcia Hernandez will be speaking at the gathering about how the United States built the world鈥檚 largest immigration prison system鈥攁nd how we can abolish it (Bellco Theater in Denver).

November 22, 2019. Colorado Scholars Strategy Network Op-ed Writing Training at DU Anderson Academic Commons (10-12pm, 12-2pm optional writing). Contact Edelina Burciaga for details or register .

December 7, 2019. will read from his book at in Denver, 7pm. Contact Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

January 31, 2019. Professor Edelina Burciaga presenting research at 精品SM在线影片 IBS 12:30-2pm. Please contact Fernando Riosmena for more details.

February 8, 2019. Professor , UC Berkeley presenting research in CU Law Faculty Colloquium Series. Please contact Ming Hsu Chen.

February 22. 2019. David Barillas听Chon, DU presenting in Colorado Immigration Scholars/Mesa work-in-progress series 12-1:30pm at DU.听Lunch served. Contact Rebecca Galemba to RSVP and receive paper.

February 22, 2019.听听US Commission on Civil Rights Public Hearing on Citizenship and Naturalization.听 CU Law will be hosting a public hearing on the backlog on naturalization applications for the Colorado Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights (10-6pm, Wittemeyer Courtroom). All are encouraged to attend the 10-3:15pm public testimony or speak at the 3:15-6pm open session.听 The event will be livestreamed: https//cu.law/live. UPDATE: Video from the event is here:听.

March 4, 2019. Colorado Immigration Scholars/Mesa works-in-progress series 12-1pm at CU Law 480. Professor Ming H. Chen and Zachary New (JD Candidate 2019) presenting Sanctuary and Second Wall; click here to RSVP and receive paper. Note: Time frame adjusted for CU Law WIPs as co-sponsor.

March 4, 2019.听 Colorado Immigration Scholars Network / Scholar Strategy Network Reception, 4:30-7:00 pm,听CU Denver City Center,听CU Denver Building,听1250 14th Street,听Room 1110,听Denver. For more information, contact Professor Edelina Burciaga.听Eventbrite for Monday鈥檚 Social Hour:

March 5, 2019.听听"The听Surge of Mass Incarceration Through听Drug Policies and Immigrant Detention" panel discussion:Wolf Law 207, Noon.听 Panelists include: , Sr. Director, National Criminal Justice Reform Strategy and State Director, Colorado and , Associate Clinical Professor of Law.

March 22, 2019.听"Reporting on Migration from Obama to Trump"听panel: 12鈥1:30 p.m.听Panelists:听, Moderator, Editorial Writer, New York Times;听, World Correspondent,听BuzzFeed News;听, Senior Editor,听Public Radio International鈥檚 The World; , Independent journalist听and author.听 Keynote by , Senior Reporter, Vox Media: 5 鈥 6:30 p.m.听Both events Free / open to public;听University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Room 290.听 Co-sponsored by the Student Immigration Law Coalition.听 (Lunch provided during panel discussion.)

April 5, 2019.听Davis Hausman from ACLU Immigrants Rights Project, who worked on Trump v Hawaii, will be speaking at CU听White Center's Annual Rothgerber Confernce on national injunctions (11:15 in CU Law courtroom). Registration free but required.听/law/research/byron-white-center/rothgerber.

April 9-13, 2019. Conference on World Affairs听at 精品SM在线影片.听Free and open to the public.

  • April 10. The New Age of DACA and Birthright Citizenship at 精品SM在线影片 University Memorial Center (UMC) 235 (10:30-12pm). Speakers: Ana Cabrera, Ming Hsu Chen, John Eastman, Miriam Jordan.
  • April 10.听Searching for A Better Life: Stories of Migrants, Refugees, and Immigrants. Boulder Public LIbrary Canyon Theater (4:30-5:30pm).听Maya Averbuch,听Deliana Garcia,听Nancy Janus,听Miriam Jordan.
  • April 11.听Global Migration and Crimes Against Humanity at 精品SM在线影片 UMC听235 (1:30-2:40pm).听Maya Averbuch,听Deliana Garcia,听Andrea Gittleman,听Steven Rubin,听Marcelle M. Wahba.
  • April 12.听Immigration Policies鈥 Impact on U.S. Industries at Hellems 252 (9-10:10am).听Jon Haveman,听Peter Rupert Lighte,听Reza Ramazani.
  • April 12.听Xenophobia: History and Hysteria at UMC 235 (3-4:10pm).听Joe Cirincione,听Nadia Firozvi,听Miriam Jordan,听Carolina Quiroga-Stultz.听
  • April 13. A Big Beautiful Wall. 精品SM在线影片 University Memorial Center Ballroom (1:30-2:40pm).听Maya Averbuch, John Eastman, Nadia Firozvi,听Reza Ramazani,听Deborah Koff-Chapin.

April 15, 2019.听听Plyler鈥檚 History and the On-going Struggle to Support Undocumented Students in Public Schools.听Professor , UCLA Law School and MALDEF attorney Peter Roos (formerly lead counsel in Plyler) speaking on Plyler v. Doe at CU Law 307听(12-1pm).听Moderator: Roudy Hildreth, CU Education School. Contact roudy.hildreth@colorado.edu for questions.

April 15, 2019.听听Undocumented听Students In American Schools: Now what?听 (Colorado State Attorney General), Pete Roos (Former MALDEF National Director of Education Litigation), (CU Law). Moderator: , CU Law School. 5:30 Wittemyer Courtroom. Reception to follow. Contact violeta.chapin@colorado.edu for questions.

April 16, 2019. "Upending Local Immigration Imprisonment: Immigration Detainer Challenges" speakers:听, Assoc. Prof. of Law, Univ. of Idaho; , Prof. of Law, Univ. of Denver; and , Legal Director, ACLU Colorado. Event Free /听open to public; Lunch provided.听CLE credit (pending).听12-1 pm, Room 155, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.听Co-sponsored by the Student Immigration Law Coalition.听

April 26, 2019. Professor , DU Political Science presenting in Colorado Immigration Scholars/Mesa works-in-progress series 12-1:30pm. Lunch served. Contact Rebecca Galemba. UPDATE: Rescheduled to Fall 2019.

September 2018

September 4听(noon). Immigration Law and Policy Society welcome back event for听CU听Law students. Lunch will be served. Location TBD. Contact ILPS President Zak New.

September 17听(noon). 鈥淔rom Family Detention to Family Separation and Back鈥澨齪anel presentation featuring immigration attorneys at the Texas border (,听room 165).听 Speakers will be: , Director of Racial and Economic Justice at Texas Civil Rights Project; , Partner, Garc铆a & Garc铆a Attorneys at Law; and听, Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University Law School.听 Moderated and hosted by Prof. Cesar Garcia Hernandez, University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Livestream .

September 22. AILA Naturalization Drive at the Justice For All Center (2525 W. Alameda Ave., Denver, CO 80219).听8:30 am volunteer training, with sign-ups from 9am to 1:00 pm; 11:00 am - 3:30 pm.听Volunteer听sign up here:

October听2018

October 2.听 Immigration Policy Town Hall, co-sponsored by ILPS and other student groups. Fleming Law Building, Room 156, 6:00听- 8:00 pm.听 Speakers:听 Senator Matt Jones;听House Majority Leader K.C. Becker;听Representative听Jonathan Singer;听Nikhil Mankekar, Chair of the City of Boulder Human Relations Commission; Laurel Herndon, Executive Director, Managing Attorney Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County; Erika Blum, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition; and Juan Juarex, Northern Colorado Immigrants听United.听 Contact:听 Ryan Thompson.

October听5. We will also be hosting with LLSA the IACHR vigil that will honor the lives of those who disappeared or died while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the families who continue to search for answers about their whereabouts.12pm law school courtyard.听

October 9. Book reading by .听 Location:听 Chautauqua Community House at 7:30 pm. ($12).

October 10.听 Violeta Chapin,听CU Clinical Professor of Law,听will discuss .听Doors open: 5:30pm. Event begins: 5:45pm.听听Tickets听听and听at the door: $10 Museum Members | $15 General Admission.

October 12.听听AILA Colorado Chapter Conference听at听Denver University Sturm College of Law. Registration . Contact Prof. Cesar Garcia Hernandez.

October 18.听 Ming Chen, Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law, will address as part of the CU Institute of Behavioral Science seminar series.听 Location: 精品SM在线影片听IBS 155B, 12:30 - 1:30 pm. Co-sponsored by the Colorado Immigration Scholars' Network Mesa works-in-progress听series. Contact Prof. Fernando Riosmena.

October 19. Catherine Bowman, 精品SM在线影片, will present J-1 Summer Work Travel Program in the Context of the Fissured Workplace听as part of the Colorado Immigration Scholars' Mesa works-in-progress series (12-1:30 at听DU听Korbel Latin American Center); Jessica Garick will be responding. Contact Prof. Rebecca Galemba.

October 26-27.听听- the second part in a two-part symposium that seeks to bring an interdisciplinary group of scholars to听examine how illegality is experienced across geographic contexts for undocumented immigrant communities, at Brown University. Contact Prof. Edelina Burciaga.

October 30.听 Efforts to Resist Immigration Detention听will be discussed during a听Crimmigration Law & Policy Event at the Denver University Sturm College of Law.听听, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, will discuss听representation of families and mentally ill individuals; , Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, will share her advocacy on behalf of physically disabled people; and , will address a pending forced labor challenge to an Aurora private prison鈥檚 standard operations.听 Location:听 DU Sturm College of Law, Room 125, 12 Noon - 1:00 pm; Free and Open to the Public; lunch will be provided.听 Contact Prof.听C茅sar Garc铆a Hern谩ndez.

November听2018

November 5-6.听 Conference on Immigration and Public Health at CU Denver/Denver University. Contact Profs. Whitney Duncan, Rebecca Galemba, Sarah Horton.

November 9. Mesa works-in-progress series from 12-1:30 at DU Sturm College of Law Room 499 (CU Denver Professor听Edelina Burciaga presenting 鈥淐ommunal (il)legality: Undocumented young adults navigating belonging in Atlanta, Georgia"; response from Bertha Bermudez听Tapia). Contact Prof. Cesar Garcia Hernandez for details.

November 13-14.听 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Summit, UMC听The theme of this year's University of Colorado Summit is "Intent vs. Impact: Improving Inclusive Interactions."听 The two-day program offers varied and exciting topics, including a DACA and ASSET panel on Wed 11/14 (UMC Room 415, 10:00听- 11:15 am)听featuring CU Professors and , Vice Chancellor David Aragon and representatives from听CU Denver and CU Colorado Springs.听 Check out the full Diversity & Inclusion Summit Program here.听听

November 15.听 听Private Immigration Practice in the Trump Administration, 12 Noon - 1:00 pm, Room 305,听the Immigration Law & Policy Society will be holding a panel event where local private immigration practitioners will discuss how immigration practice has changed since the beginning of the Trump Administration. Lunch will be provided!

November 16.听 Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) is hosting a Commenting Parting:听 FAC, 5:30 - 8:30 pm, Schaden Commons Cafe.听听Please join ILPS, APALSA, BLSA, NALSA, OUTLaw, and the Juvenile and Family Law Club to comment on a rule recently proposed by the Department of Homeland Security (food and alcohol provided).

December听2018

December 6Roundtable on Pathways to Citizenship at CU Law (Wolf Law 480, 12-1pm). Confirmed speakers: , CU Denver; , Denver University Law; , UC Davis Law; , Denver University Sociology; , Kansas University Sociology. Moderator: Professors John Griffin and听, University of Colorado. 听by Dec 4听to reserve a lunch; otherwise, feel welcome to join without RSVP.

December 14. Mesa works-in-progress series from 12-1:30 at听精品SM在线影片 (Wolf Law 480). Bertha Bermudez Tapia, 精品SM在线影片 presenting Where is home?: A study of migrant shelters in a context of border violence and deportation; Rebecca Galemba responding. Please RSVP to Prof. Ming H. Chen for paper and event details by Dec 10.

February 21, 2018

Please join the Immigration Law and Policy Society in room 300 with a discussion on the current state of DACA, where it is expected to go from here, and how you can help! We have Natalie Petrucci and Yazmin Torres joining us from RMIAN and lunch will be provided!

March 1, 2018

ILPS is hosting a networking happy hour at Rayback Collective听around 5:15 pm.Please join us to get to know others interested in immigration law and meet some professionals in the field. All are welcome.听

April 5, 2018

Defending Ethnic Studies.听, Executive Director Korematsu Center and Professor of Law at Seattle University and 听will share their victory in a defending ethnic studies in Tucson, Arizona against HB 2281. Lunch will be served in Wolf Law 204 at noon.听

April 6, 2018

, USC Law School presenting paper听"Representing Immigrants" in faculty colloquium series at noon.

听Conference at CU Denver. Contact Edelina Burciaga for more information.

Citizenship and Equality Colloquium

The Citizenship and Equality Colloquium features nationally prominent guest speakers whose research focuses on the concept of citizenship. Substantively, the series connects immigration with studies of race, international human rights, gender, criminality and many others. Methodologically, the series spans law, political science, sociology, and history.听The public lectures are connected with a law school seminar class.

November 16, 2017

DACA Roundtable with and faculty, administrators, and students from 精品SM在线影片, CU Denver, and University of Denver