Events
The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) offers conferences, dialogues, symposia and seminars to examine international migration issues, to highlight cutting-edge scholarship and research, and to feature ground-breaking public policy analysis. CMS events have covered issues as diverse as birth registration; the US and global refugee protection systems; lessons from the UN migration and development dialogue; border enforcement policies; access to justice and due process issues; and the work of faith-based institutions in helping to integrate immigrants.
Upcoming Events
2020 Whole of Community Conference
Conference participants will explore the challenges facing diverse immigrant and refugee communities in local communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and elsewhere.
Past Events
CMS Brown Bag Series with Dr. Els de Graauw
Join the Center for Migration Studies for its second quarterly brown bag series, featuring Els de Graauw.
Dr. de Graauw will present on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in metropolitan Houston. She will explain how immigrants experience of new federal rights and benefits is shaped by this diverse, politically mixed, geographically sprawling, and civically underserved city. A light lunch of pizza will be provided.
This event is free and open to students, researchers, and practitioners of all disciplines.
Report and Event on Statelessness in the United States
The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) hosted a presentation on its report on statelessness in the United States.
CMS Brown Bag Series
The Center for Migration Studies hosted its first quarterly brown bag series, which featured Dr. Daniel Naujoks, the Interim Director of the International Organization & UN Studies Specialization at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. During our conversation, Dr. Naujoks explained how migration, displacement, and sustainable development are linked and discussed key research, policy and development implications of these linkages. A light lunch of pizza was provided.
This event was free and open to students, researchers, and practitioners of all disciplines.
2019 Annual Gala
On October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies celebrated its 55th year of promoting understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers.......
2019 Annual Academic & Policy Symposium
On October 17, 2019, the Center for Migration Studies held its annual academic and policy symposium from 8:30AM to 5:00PM at the law offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP (One New York Plaza / 1 FDR Drive, New York, NY). Leading scholars, policy experts, and practitioners examined the interplay between border externalization and enforcement policies and refugee protection in the United States and throughout the world. Particular attention was paid to the protection of women and children and to protracted refugee situations.
The Passage, Implementation, and Legacy of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
It has been nearly 33 years since passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), which led to the nation’s last large-scale legalization program. How did IRCA come to pass? What are its lessons for the current...
Webinar: The FEER Survey on the Effects of US Immigration and Refugee Policies on Faith-Based Organizations
Join the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) for a webinar to discuss the report, “The Effects of Immigration Enforcement on Faith-Based Organizations: An Analysis of the FEER Survey.” The report analyzes the Federal Enforcement Effect Research (FEER) Survey, which describes the impact of US policies on faith-based organizations (FBOs) that serve and advocate with immigrant and refugee populations. The survey — which focuses on Catholic institutions, programs and ministries — finds that US immigration policies in the Trump era have created an increased demand for services from FBOs, but negatively impacted the ability of immigrants to access their services and to participate in their programs and ministries. In this webinar, Donald Kerwin and Mike Nicholson will discuss the survey and leaders from major Catholic organizations will discuss the impact of US policies on the services and ministries with immigrants and refugee provided by their networks. Speakers will also discuss policy ideas to address FEER Survey findings.
2019 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference
Learn more about the 2019 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference held from March 11-13, 2019 in Santa Clara, California.
A Tribute to Juan Osuna | Access to Justice, Due Process and the Rule of Law in the US Immigration System – Present Realities and a Vision for the Future
This event will honor the legacy of Juan P. Osuna, an exemplary public servant, lawyer, scholar and friend. As Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) at the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Juan oversaw the agency that houses the US immigration court system. The event will include expert panels on a series of themes and issues of great importance to Juan, including the rule of law in the immigration system; political asylum and protection of survivors of violence; due process; immigration court reform and management; and responding to large-scale migrant and refugee flows. It will also include keynote addresses and a panel comprised of former public servants who will speak on Juan’s contributions and legacy.
2018 Annual Gala
On October 9, 2018, the Center for Migration Studies celebrated its 54th year of promoting understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, refugees, and newcomers.......
2018 Annual Academic & Policy Symposium
On October 9, 2018, the Center for Migration Studies held its annual academic and policy symposium. Leading scholars, policy experts, and practitioners examined citizenship in an era of record migration and growing nationalism. The event opened with a keynote address by HE Most Reverend Bernardito C. Auza (Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations and the Organization of American States) on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration. Following this presentation, Irene Bloemraad (University of California, Berkeley) discussed her International Migration Review paper, “Understanding Membership in a World of Global Migration: (How) Does Citizenship Matter?” which synthesizes the literature on citizenship and immigration, and theorizes on why citizenship matters. Maria C. Abascal (Columbia University) then presented on citizenship, belonging, and the role of community among Latino Immigrants.
The Contributions of Refugees to the Nation and the Importance of a Robust US Refugee Program
CMS hosted a webinar to discuss its recent report, “The US Refugee Resettlement Program – A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States,” commissioned by Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Migration and Refugee Services. Speakers discussed the methodology underlying the findings detailed in the report and the integration, achievements and contributions of 1.1 million refugees resettled in the United States from 1987 to 2016. Speakers also discussed on-the-ground efforts to supporting refugees in Long Island, New York. And using findings from the report, speakers also discussed ways to influence the administration and Congress to support the US Refugee Program and return it to a more robust level of refugee admissions.
Promoting Just and Inclusive Communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana: A “Whole of Community” Approach to Immigrants and Refugees
Scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, local officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others gathered together for a three-day event on how diverse groups in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are working together to meet the needs of immigrant communities. This event examined...
SIMN-CMS Roundup | June 19, 2018
Join the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) and the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) for the next SIMN-CMS Roundup – monthly calls providing the latest news on research initiatives, immigration policy developments, field trends, and upcoming events sponsored by SIMN...
Strengthening the Global Refugee Protection System: The Global Compact on Refugees
The Center for Migration Studies hosted a half-day symposium on the Global Compact on Refugees. This event drew from the special Journal on Migration and Human Security collection, “Strengthening the Global Refugee Protection System,” in assessing the progress of the...
Nationalism, Refugee Protection, and Migration Policy
The Center for Migration Studies hosted the event “Nationalism, Refugee Protection, and Migration Policy,” a side event to the interfaith conference, “Sharing the Journey of Migrants and Refugees: An Interfaith Perspective on the Global Compacts.” This side event covered what...
SIMN-CMS Roundup
Join the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) and the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) for the next SIMN-CMS Roundup – monthly calls providing the latest news on research initiatives, immigration policy developments, field trends, and upcoming events sponsored by SIMN...
Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) and Center for Migration Studies (CMS) Launch SIMN-CMS Roundup
SIMN and CMS announce the launch of the SIMN-CMS Roundup, monthly calls providing the latest news on research initiatives, immigration policy developments, field trends, and upcoming events
A Catholic Response to Exclusionary Nationalism, the Global Crisis in Refugee Protection, and Recent Developments in US Immigration Policy
This webinar by Donald Kerwin, Executive Director for the Center for Migration Studies (CMS), will be devoted to a discussion of Catholic teaching on migrants, refugees, and newcomers. Mr. Kerwin will discuss the Biblical touchstones of Catholic teaching on migrant and refugees, key principals that guide the Church’s analysis of this timeless issue, recent developments in US immigration policy and refugee protection, and how the Catholic community views and can respond to them. The presentation will draw on CMS’s scholarship and research.
2017 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference
CMS, Loyola Marymount University, and Mount Saint Mary’s University hosted the 2017 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA.
2017 Annual Gala
On October 3, 2017, the Center for Migration Studies celebrated another successful year of advancing public policies that protect the rights and dignity of migrants, newcomers, and refugees.......
2017 Annual Academic & Policy Symposium
Registration is now closed The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) hosted its annual academic and policy symposium on October 3, 2017 from 9:00am to 5:00pm at the law offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP...
The Immigration Courts: A Conversation with Juan Osuna, Former EOIR Director
A special conversation with Juan P. Osuna, former Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) at the US Department of Justice, where he oversaw the agency that houses the US immigration court system
Rethinking the Global Refugee Protection System
This event in Washington DC featured experts on the challenges confronting the global refugee protection system, including US refugee policy, and offered possible reforms to the global and US refugee protection systems.
Mobilizing Coherent Community Responses to Changing Immigration Policies
This 3-day conference in Houston had municipal leaders, scholars, researchers, community organizers, service providers, elected officials, leaders of faith communities, immigrant advocates, and others, join together to discuss how diverse communities are working together to protect, empower and meet the needs of immigrants and refugees in an era of heightened uncertainty. The conference examined “whole of community” responses to protecting and empowering immigrants and offered models and best practices for moving forward amidst numerous challenges.
National Interests and Potential Common Ground in the US Immigration Debates: Legal Immigration Reform v. Mass Deportation and the Wall
This briefing covered two competing visions of US immigration policy; one characterized by legal immigration reform, and the other by mass deportation policies and a proposed 2,000 mile border wall. These visions are analyzed in three recent papers by Donald Kerwin and Robert Warren of CMS. The papers cover the consequences of mass deportation policies on US families and critique the idea of a 2,000 mile border wall. The briefing also described a vision of reform set forth in the paper titled “National Interests and Common Ground in the US Immigration Debate: How to Legalize the US Immigration System and Permanently Reduce Its Undocumented Population.”
2016 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference
CMS, the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of San Diego and the University of San Diego hosted the 2016 Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice.
The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966: Past & Future
This was a discussion on the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of its enactment. The event was co-sponsored by the Florida International University College of Law, the Center for Migration Studies of New York, Catholic Legal Services of the Archdiocese of Miami, Inc., the Florida International University Cuban Research Institute, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International, and the Florida International University College of Law Federalist Society for Law and Public Studies.
2016 Annual Gala
Government officials, policymakers, scholars, experts, civil society members, staff and colleagues gathered for the annual gala event celebrating CMS's commitment to the study of international migration, the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers.
2016 Annual Academic & Policy Symposium
CMS hosted its annual academic and policy symposium at the New York law offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Leading migration scholars and experts gathered to discuss issues on this year's theme of: 'Rethinking Immigration and Integration Policies from a Global Perspective.'
Shadow Summit: The US Response to Central American Refugees
The United States and other nations hosted a leaders summit to discuss the world refugee crisis and how nations can increase their commitments to refugee protection worldwide. The event looked at the U.S. record in its own backyard, specifically the policy response to unaccompanied children and families fleeing violence in the Northern Triangle of Central America. Speakers graded U.S. policies from a humanitarian perspective, examining push factors, protection needs, and the impact of enforcement and deterrence strategies.
Meditation for Prayer Service Led by Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, Florida
Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, Florida led the meditation at the 2016 prayer service commemorating the start of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The prayer service was organized by the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations.
Refugee Crises in the Middle East: A Shared Responsibility
CMS hosted policymakers, advocates, opinion shapers, academics, educators, practitioners, and media in Washington DC for a half-day meeting on the resettlement of refugees from the Middle East, with a particular focus on refugees from Syria and Iraq.
United States v. Texas: A Discussion of the Legal and Policy Issues
CMS hosted a dialogue at the law offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Jacobson, LLP in Washington D.C. on the legal and policy implications of the United States v. Texas case.
Pope Francis Crossing Borders: Catholic Teaching, National Sovereignty, and the Right to Migrate
CMS and the Hope Border Institute (HBI) hosted an event in honor of Pope Francis’s visit to the US-Mexico border.
Due Process and Access to Justice Conference
CMS, Fragomen Worldwide, Fried Frank, and the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law convened a one-day conference on due process and access to justice issues facing immigrants in the United States. Panels covered: immigrant detention; the impact of unaccompanied minors on immigration court and legal services; non-court, process-less removals; advances and challenges in pro bono representation; and right to counsel issues.
2015 Annual Gala
Government officials, policymakers, scholars, experts, civil society members, staff and colleagues gathered for a gala event commemorating 51 years of CMS's commitment to the study of international migration, the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers.
2015 Annual Academic & Policy Symposium
CMS hosted its annual academic and policy symposium at the New York law offices of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Leading migration scholars and experts gathered to discuss emerging and cutting-edge migration issues focusing on both scholarship and advocacy around migration and development, as well as policy developments on national and international refugee protection systems.
2015 Catholic Institutions & Immigrant Integration Conference
CMS, Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), Hope Border Institute, and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) hosted a one-day conference in El Paso, Texas about the US-Mexico border with leaders of diverse Catholic institutions, scholars, service providers and immigrant communities.
Reform of the US Immigrant Detention System: Family Detention, Privatization, and Lessons from the Criminal Justice and National Security Debates
CMS convened a panel of diverse experts to discuss the future of the US immigrant detention system, ideas for and barriers to reform, the system’s growing privatization, the experience of family detention in Texas, and cross-cutting issues and lessons from the criminal justice and national security field.
Immigration Reform and Administrative Relief: 2014 and Beyond
CMS convened the lead authors of the report “Immigration Reform and Administrative Relief for 2014 and Beyond: A Report on Behalf of the Committee for Immigration Reform Implementation (CIRI), Human Resources Working Group,” to discuss their key finding related to the capacity and funding needs of community-based immigrant-service agencies.
At Home Together: The Church and the Immigrant Family
CMS, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, the World Meeting of Families, Villanova University, Migration and Refugee Services/US Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious hosted an evening event on the challenges facing immigrant families in the United States and the Catholic Church’s response.
Conversation with Ombudsman Maria M. Odom on the 2015 Annual Report
CMS hosted a presentation by the US Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Service's Ombudsman Maria M. Odom, on the Ombudsman’s 2015 Annual Report to Congress and issues related to the delivery of immigration benefits and services by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Justice for Immigrants Detention Webinar
CMS hosted a webinar discussing the findings of the report: “Unlocking Human Dignity: A Plan to Transform the U.S. Immigrant Detention System”, by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and CMS. Featured speakers also offered policy recommendations that afford increased legal protections and honor human dignity.
Immigrant Integration: Assessing and Improving the Collective Response of the Catholic Church in the United States
In this webinar, on ‘Immigrant Integration: Assessing and Improving the Collective Response of the Catholic Church in the United States’ Donald Kerwin, CMS’s Executive Director, introduced the Catholic Immigrant Integration Project, and discussed the role Catholic institutions play in fostering civic participation, improving educational outcomes and promoting the socio-economic attainment of immigrants, their children, and their grandchildren. He also outlined a Catholic vision of integration, and discussed the importance of immigrant leadership and participation in Catholic institutions. Mary L. Gautier, Senior Research Associate for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) and a member of the Advisory Group to the Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative, spoke on the growing importance of immigrant and minority communities for the US Catholic Church and the misalignment between the Catholic Church’s institutional infrastructure and new immigrant communities.
Parish-Based Organizing for Leadership, Service, and Justice
CMS hosted a gathering on organizing parish communities with large immigrant populations for leadership, service and justice. The event featured Elena Segura, who directs the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Office for Immigrant Affairs and Immigration Education, and runs an innovative program called Pastoral Migratoria (PM), an “immigrant-to-immigrant ministry...born from the desire of immigrants to assist one another in their plight, to live their baptismal call and be agents of a broader evangelization to newcomers and natives.” .
Serving Immigrants and Immigrant Families in New York
This event explored the evolving response of public, private, and non-profit entities to address challenges and needs presented by immigrants and immigrant families in the New York metropolitan area. It sought to place these challenges in a broader policy, moral and demographic context; describe coordinated responses to select immigrant populations in the New York metropolitan area; and identify lessons, successes and continued challenges in responding to these populations and to immigrant families more broadly.
US Immigration Law and Civil Society: The Road to Executive Action and Beyond
The last year has witnessed a political impasse on immigration reform and the announcement of an unprecedented set of executive action initiatives that would extend administrative relief to as many as 5.2 million individuals that lack immigration status. This event...
Introducing the New CMS Database to Find Estimates and Characteristics of the Unauthorized
On March 5, 2015, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) hosted a webinar introducing its innovative database that provides detailed information about US unauthorized residents at the national, state, and sub-state levels. It is intended for scholars, researchers,...
The Shared Parish: Latinos, Anglos, and the Future of US Catholicism
As faith communities in the United States grow more diverse due, in large part, to immigration, increasing numbers of Catholic parishes are being “shared” by distinct cultural groups who retain their own ministries and styles of worship. Today, it is...
Immigration Outside the Law: A Conversation with Hiroshi Motomura and Lawrence Downes
On November 10, 2014, New York Times Editorial Writer Lawrence Downes spoke with UCLA Law Professor Hiroshi Motomura on his new book, Immigration Outside the Law. The publication, which is a follow-up to Professor Motomura’s award-winning book Americans in Waiting, offers...
11th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
While legislative reform of the United States immigration system seems to be at a standstill, issues of immigration policy are very much at the forefront of political debates and the challenges facing the Obama administration, state and local governments, and...
Center for Migration Studies Golden Anniversary Gala
In 2014, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) celebrates 50 years of commitment to the study of international migration, the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights...
International Migration Scholarship in the 21st Century: Critical Issues, Critical Questions
For 50 years, the International Migration Review (IMR) has led social science research and analysis in the field of international migration, population dynamics, ethnic group relations and refugee movements. In commemoration of this milestone, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) released a Special Golden Anniversary Issue of IMR featuring...
Democratizing Data and Promoting Legalization/Regularization without Federal Immigration Reform
On Monday, September 29, 2014, the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) hosted a conference, entitled, “Democratizing Data and Promoting Legalization/Regularization without Federal Immigration Reform.” The conference featured the release of a variable developed by Robert Warren (Senior...
The Use and Spread of Detention Policies as Tools of Immigration Control
On July 21, 2014, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) hosted a dialogue examining the global expansion of immigration-related detention. The dialogue was moderated by CMS’s Executive Director Donald Kerwin and featured two panelists: Michael Flynn, Founder and Project Manager...
Creating a Robust and Secure US Refugee Protection System
Protection of those fleeing or at risk of persecution, torture, or extreme danger represents a centerpiece of international and US immigration law. It also constitutes one of the most pressing and unattended challenges in the US immigration field. The US...
Refugee Protection and Barriers to Territorial Access
The US refugee protection system seeks to screen, admit and promote the integration of refugees; to adjudicate political asylum cases; and to offer temporary protection to persons from designated countries. It also, however, seeks to prevent admission and to detect those that raise national security, public safety, and fraud concerns. Over the last 20 years, particularly since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, security and enforcement concerns have driven US refugee programs. Protection policies, in turn, have not kept pace with these developments.
2014 Catholic Institutions & Immigrant Integration Conference
The Catholic Church’s institutions and ministries – education, health, charities, labor, legal services, refugee resettlement, community-organizing, pastoral, and others – face critical opportunities and challenges in meeting the needs of today’s immigrants. In 2013 to 2014, a number of leaders from...
Immigration Reform: The Political Prospects, Integration of the Newly Legalized, and Implementation of a Large-Scale Legalization Program
The Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) offered a highly timely event on the political prospects for immigration reform in 2014, the effect of reform proposals on immigrant integration, and creative responses to challenges related to the implementation...
10th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
With Congress weighing major reform of the US immigration system, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), the Center for Migration Studies (CMS), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and Georgetown University Law Center convened the 10th annual Immigration Law and Policy...
The Humanitarian Response to the Middle East Refugee Crisis: A Side Event to the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development
In March 2011, conflict erupted in Syria when government forces clashed with demonstrators demanding the removal of President Bashar Al-Assad. Now in its third year, violence between the government and armed groups has resulted in the deaths of more than...
Lives in the Balance: A Study of 14 Years of Asylum Adjudication by the US Department of Homeland Security
With the encouragement of Asylum Office Headquarters, Professors Philip G. Schrag and Andrew Schoenholtz (Georgetown University Law Center) and Jaya Ramji-Nogales (Temple University) have spent the last three years studying the asylum adjudication database of the United States Department of...
Forum and Book Release: On Strangers No Longer
Ten years ago, Catholic bishops of the United States and Mexico began to meet informally to discuss mutual concerns regarding increased migration between the two neighboring countries. Troubled by migrant deaths, family separation, and other human consequences of migration, the...
Human Development, Human Security and Migration
On July 15, 2013, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly convened representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), the private sector, and other stakeholders to provide concrete and specific input to UN Member States on the High-level Dialogue...
The Evidence Base for October’s High-Level Dialogue: What We Know About Migration & Development
On June 12, 2013, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) partnered with the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and the Government of Sweden to organize a day of speeches and panel discussions on key themes relevant to the second High-level Dialogue on International...
New Survey of American Public Opinion on Immigration Reform
On May 1, 2013, the Center of Migration Studies and the Safe Passage Project at New York Law School hosted a dialogue on the results of a national survey on immigration, national identity, values, and cultural issues in the United States....
Religion and Immigrant Occupational Attainment in the US, Canada, and Western Europe
On Friday, April 26, 2013, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) hosted a dialogue on a new study exploring the role of religion on the integration of immigrants. The study, entitled, “Bridges and Barriers: Religion and Immigrant Occupational Attainment across...
New Study on Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States
On Friday, February 15, 2013, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) hosted a release event on a substantial new study on the unauthorized population in the United States. The study, co-authored by Robert Warren, former demographer for the US Immigration and...
ABA’s Civil Immigration Detention Standards: Promoting Fair Treatment and Access to Justice
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, the American Bar Association and the Center for Migration Studies hosted a dialogue on the ABA’s new Civil Immigration Detention Standards at the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester LLP located in New York. The standards...
9th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
On October 1, 2012, the Center for Migration Studies, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and Migration Policy Institute (MPI) hosted the 9th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference at Georgetown University Law Center. The conference convened high-ranking government officials,...
Deportation Law and the Swelling Number of Deportees from the United States
Since passage of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), the United States has deported millions of noncitizens. While the rights of immigrants and proposals to legalize the unauthorized have been the subject of much debate,...
The Surge in Unaccompanied Minors to the United States
Recent months have seen a dramatic increase in migration to the United States by unaccompanied minors, spurred by gang violence, crop failure, domestic abuse, and other factors. Charitable legal services programs and community-based organizations are reporting nearly a doubling of...
Mainstreaming Migration into Development Planning: Assessing the Evidence, Continuing the Dialogue
In recent years, there has been an increased global recognition of the relationship between migration and development. This recognition is just now being translated into programs and policy measures designed to maximize the positive effects of migration for development and...
The US Immigration Court System: Workload and Due Process Challenges
On February 16, 2012, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) sponsored a dialogue with Juan Osuna, the director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), which oversees the US immigration court system. The event took place at the law...
How Does the United States Define and Measure Border Security?
On February 1, 2012, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) hosted a dialogue on defining border security, establishing appropriate enforcement metrics, and determining how much security is enough. Speakers included Fernando Garcia, Executive Director of the Border Network for Human...
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi on Migration-Related Challenges and Priorities
On January 6, 2012, Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, C.S., the Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and other International Organizations, spoke on the migration-related challenges and priorities faced by the international community at...
Birth Registration in Mexico
On January 4, 2012, CMS sponsored a two-hour discussion on the issue of birth registration in Mexico. According to government estimates, as many as 7 million Mexicans lack birth certificates. In legal terms, they do not exist and their right...
Understanding the Population Dynamics of a Changing New York
On September 20, 2011, the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) hosted a briefing on the demographics of the foreign-born in New York by Joseph Salvo, Director of the Population Division at the New York City Department of City Planning and...
Conference on US Immigration Reform, with Special Reference to New York City
On March 3, 2011, CMS and the Levin Institute co-sponsored an event on US immigration reform, with a particular focus on New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg provided the keynote address.......
Conference on Irregular Migration: Legal and Policy Perspectives
CMS and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) co-sponsored a conference on irregular migration. The conference was organized for the New York-based diplomatic community, civil society and academia to review and discuss the policies and legal aspects in addressing irregular migration.
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