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OLLI-CSUF: Human Rights Work in Immigration Detention Centers @ Fullerton Campus

“Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Doing Human Rights Work at the Karnes Federal Immigration Detention Center, Texas

Professor Castro discusses what asylum law is and how the current state of immigration courts and recent changes in asylum law have impacted the likelihood of families being awarded asylum. He details the work of public interest organizations in this area, recounts his personal experiences preparing recently reunited families for their credible and reasonable fear interview, working on Convention against Torture relief (CAT) claims, and discusses current conditions for detainees at some of the nation’s largest immigration detention centers.”

Located at the Mackey Auditorium of the Ruby Gerontology Center @ Fullerton Campus
No RSVP required.