FW: [Colombian] Expert Witness workshops

Dear colleagues,

 

Join the Expert Witness Section of the Latin American Studies Association for the second in a series of workshops on serving as an expert witness. Developed by members of the EWS working group, the workshops will provide essential tools on what expert witness work entails and are designed to scale up to include workshops for those familiar with the work over the upcoming year.

 

Session III/ Asylum in the Post Trump Era

 

Thursday, April 22, 2021

4-6 pm EST

 

Speakers:

Karen Musalo, Professor & Director, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, U.C. Hastings College of the Law

 

Andrew Geibel, Policy Counsel at HIAS

 

Jeffrey Chase, Immigration Lawyer and Former Immigration Judge

 

Moderators:

Norma Stoltz Chinchilla, Professor Emeritus in Sociology and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at California State University at Long Beach

 

Joseph Wiltberger, Fellow, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies and Visiting Scholar, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California, San Diego

 

Panel Description: 

The U.S. asylum system is in a state of flux as the Biden administration attempts to restore and rebuild it. In this workshop, our invitees will alert us to some of the key changes to U.S. asylum policies recently that new and experienced expert witnesses should be aware of in this new era. LASA members who might be interested in serving as expert witnesses or who have experience doing so are encouraged to participate.

 

Pre-Registration is required: Meeting Registration Link

Please email ewslasa@gmail.com with any questions.