Event Description
Online registration is closed. Please email Abby Ward at
award@mnbars.org to
register.
Join our esteemed panel as they cover
the following:
- Edmundo Lijo will discuss Saint
Paul's initiatives to benefit the city's immigrant residents, with special
focus on the City Attorney's office, and will discuss the importance of
prosecutors having an awareness of immigration
issues.
- Thomas Madison will discuss
litigation taken up by the state of Minnesota Attorney General's office to
challenge unlawful federal immigration policies, and state consumer protection
programs to protect immigrant
residents.
- Veena Iyer will discuss proposed
legislation being considered by the MN Legislature this session, including to
benefit crime victims and proposed drivers licenses for
undocumented.
- Kim Hunter will discuss the
impact of state criminal cases on immigration status, including the importance
of access to post-conviction relief and considerations around ICE holds
and release from state
custody.
- Phillip Fishman will discuss access
to medical care in state facilities for immigration detainees and prisoners in
state facilities.
This CLE is co-sponsored by the
MSBA Public
Law Section and Immigration
Law
Section
Panelists:
Edmundo Lijo is an Assistant City Attorney with the City of
Saint Paul. Since June 2019, he has been responsible for developing the
Welcoming Saint Paul Immigrant and Refugee program – an initiative to facilitate
the successful integration of immigrants and refugees into Saint Paul’s civic,
economic and cultural life. Prior to joining the City Attorney’s Office,
Edmundo spent over twenty years as a private immigration attorney in the Twin
Cities.
Thomas Madison has been an Assistant Attorney General
with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office since 2014. During this time,
Tom has worked on affirmative litigation initiated by the Minnesota Attorney
General’s Office to target harms experienced by the immigrant community in
Minnesota.
Veena
Iyer is the Executive Director of the
Immigration Law Center. She is a committed advocate for immigrants and
refugees and for diversity in the legal profession, having served as the
President of the Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association and a board
member of Minnesota Women Lawyers.
Kim Hunter founded her
immigration law practice in 2001. The firm specializes in deportation
defense, family-based immigration, and asylum cases.
Phillip
Fishman is a licensed MN attorney who has practiced law since
1964. His special area of interest is immigration law and civil rights
litigation in both the state and U.S. District
Court.
Graham
Ojala-Barbour (moderator) is an immigration attorney in private
practice in Saint Paul and was the chair of the local chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association from
2020 - 2021.
CLE Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credits | Event Code: 354562
Cost:
Public Law Section and Immigration Law Section Members: Free
MSBA Member not in the above
Sections: $5
Non-MSBA Member: $5
Law Student: Free
Deadline to register: May 17, 2021
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be
emailed to you the day prior to the event.
Payments: Due to the pandemic, accounting staff have
limited access to the office making the processing of checks difficult. We
request that you register online or over the phone by credit card whenever
possible. If you need assistance, please contact the program manager. If
you must pay by check, please use this
registration form.
Cancellations: Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy .
Accommodations: The MSBA is committed to
creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If
you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify
the program manager. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior
to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.
Program Manager:
Abby
Ward
award@mnbars.org
612-278-6307