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Boston University School of Law
765 Commonwealth Avenue
Barristers Hall, First Floor
We are currently at a critical inflection point in US immigration law. We are contending with oppressive and inhumane immigration policies—policies that magnify the racism and xenophobia that have been weaponized against immigrant communities for years. Boston University Law Review’s Spring 2025 Symposium seeks to ground the historical legacy of US immigration law, understand its manifestation in the present, and embrace a liberatory vision for the future. We hope to draw from a wide range of knowledge bases and lived experiences—including legal scholars, activists, organizers, and more. In doing so, we want to spark imagination, renew our commitment to justice, and, in community with one another, organize for action in the face of fear, uncertainty, and injustice.
Agenda
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9:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m
Symposium Registration and Breakfast
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10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Welcome, Barristers Hall
Sarah Sherman-Stokes (Boston University School of Law)
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10:10 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
Panel I: Past
César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández (The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law)
Tania Valdez (The George Washington University Law School)
Mary Holper (Boston College Law School)
Moderator: Julie Dahlstrom (Boston University School of Law) -
11:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Break
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11:20 a.m. - 12:20 a.m.
Panel II: Present
Laila Hlass (Tulane University Law School)
Lisa Washington (University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School)
Linus Chan (University of Minnesota Law School)
Moderator: Karen Pita Loor (Boston University School of Law) -
12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
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1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel III: Future
Andrea “Vivi” Manrique (Alagape Organization)
Silky Shah (Detention Watch Network)
Sarah Sherman-Stokes (Boston University School of Law)
Moderator: Angelo Petrigh (Boston University School of Law) -
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Crystal Hsu (Editor-in-Chief, Boston University Law Review)
Karen Yao (Senior Managing Editor, Boston University Law Review) Alejandro Perez (Executive Editor, Boston University Law Review)