Then They Came for Me: Protecting Our Neighbors and Ourselves

The pace of executive orders and changes to immigration policies has been much faster and broader in the second Trump administration than during the first, pushing the limits of the law even further. Immigrants are on the front lines of attacks on free speech, due process, and worker protections, which threaten liberty for everyone in the U.S. Across the country, we are facing a choice between cooperation and resistance, which will affect the rights of immigrants and citizens alike. What does the current legal landscape look like? How are we working to protect our neighbors and ourselves, in the courts, states, cities, and in workplaces, schools, and the streets?

Featuring:

Murad Awawdeh, President & CEO, New York Immigration Coalition

Hon. Nick Brown, Attorney General, Washington State Office of the Attorney General

Alina Das, James Weldon Johnson Professor & Co-Director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic, New York University School of Law

Cecillia Wang, National Legal Director, ACLU

Moderator:

Aura Bogado, Senior Reporter, Injustice Watch