The conference offered law and policy analysis and discussion on cutting-edge immigration issues. Featured panelists included high-ranking government officials, academics, advocates, and other immigration experts.

The 8th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference offered law and policy analysis and discussion on cutting-edge immigration issues. Discussions at the 8th annual Immigration Law and Policy conference included: Devolution of Immigration Authority: The Role of States in Immigration Enforcement and Policymaking; The Final Arbiters: When Immigration Policies Come Before the Courts; State and Local Agencies & Immigration Enforcement: Growing Role, Growing Questions; Detention Reform: Standards, Alternatives, and Vulnerable Populations; and Right to Counsel: New Ideas and Opportunities for Indigent Defense.

About the U.S. Immigration Policy Program

The U.S. Immigration Policy Program provides analysis of U.S. immigration pathways, the impacts of enforcement and other policies, and the characteristics of immigrant populations.