A conversation with Karen Musalo, the founding director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) at U.C. Hastings College of Law. Drawing on her leadership in landmark gender-based asylum cases, Ms. Musalo discussed the barriers currently facing asylum-seekers at the border and inside the United States. She also addressed the ways in which these barriers reflect historical trends in restricting access to asylum.

Duke's Immigrant and Refugee Project (DIRP) invites you to join us as we discuss the legal, social, and economic, challenges that DACA recipients face and highlight the resilience of the undocumented communities, the status of community mobilization efforts, and actions allies can take.

Appearing: Luis Basurto Villanueva JD '21, introductions ; Prof. Kate Evans (Duke Law), moderator ; Reyna Montoya and Vanessa Luna, former undocumented immigrants and activists, and Jeffrey Davidson, a partner at Covington & Burling and a DACA defender.

The Duke Immigrant and Refugee Project invites you to join us as we discuss how racial disparities in healthcare make Black and Latinx people less likely to receive a vaccine despite being more likely to become sick from COVID-19 as well as how these disparities intersect with historical distrust of public health systems. Please join us for a conversation between Duke Law's Professor Thomas Williams and Triangle area physician Edith Nieves Lopez. Co-sponsored by Duke Law's ACLU, LALSA, HLS, and the Immigrant Rights Clinic.

Will you be at a law firm at some point in your career? Going into private practice does not have to mean turning your back on issues and communities that need your help! In fact, many non-profits rely on pro bono attorneys at law firms to help them reach as many people as possible. Immigration is one of the best fields to get involved with as a pro bono attorney.

The second event in our three-part Racial Justice Film Series is a screening of "The Fight." This gripping documentary chronicles four ACLU attorneys and their fight to protect transgender people in the military, to ensure access to abortion for a detained immigrant minor, to prevent a census question about citizenship status, and to reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border.

While immigration law is federal, the policies enacted by local elected officials can shape immigration enforcement measures and efforts to include and support immigrants and refugees. Spencer Bloom, Civic Engagement Organizer at El Pueblo in Raleigh, and Stefania Arteaga, Immigrants' Rights Organizer at ACLU of North Carolina address the advances achieved through past local elections and the stakes involved in this year’s elections.

Sponsored by the Immigrant Rights Clinic and the Duke Immigrant and Refugee Project.

Immigrants are still detained in overcrowded and unsanitary detention centers while COVID-19 continues to spread. Between 15% and 20% of those tested in detention are positive for COVID-19, but ICE has refused to release immigrants from these facilities. Additionally, the Latinx community faces unique hurdles in accessing COVID-19 related services and remaining safe in their workplaces.

At the heart of both Abolish ICE and Defund the Police is a conversation about who is incarcerated and criminalized. The movements share the belief that regardless of the badge, bad law enforcement practices and policies affect the safety and well-being of people across the United States.