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Practitioners in Immigration Law Panel

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Practitioners in Immigration Law Panel Panelists will discuss their careers and how current events in immigration have impacted their work. Rebecca Gerny, East Bay Sanctuary Covenant Shira Levine, Immigration Institute of the Bay Area Rachel Beardsley, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy Raha Jorjani, Alameda County Public Defender's Office

Join ACS and La Alianza for “Practitioners in Immigration Law,” a dynamic panel featuring leading Bay Area professionals working across the immigration system during this period of rapid change. 

This engaging conversation will include a removal defense attorney, a former immigration judge, a nonprofit advocate, and a business immigration attorney. The panelists will share insights from their diverse career paths and reflect on how shifting policies, political pressures, and institutional changes are affecting their day-to-day work, ethical responsibilities, and career trajectories.

The event will also include tabling by Students and Faculty for Immigrants’ Rights Education (SAFIRE) at Cal. They will share information about local opportunities to learn more about opportunities to get involved in immigration advocacy.

Lunch will be served.

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8UhL2A-P1qtw2-mH0PSXQOj97v-K3nG8TACvpZ75gknl2dQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=102109824614525796172 

Details

Date:
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Venue

105 Law Building

Organizer

ACS and La Alianza

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