From the 2008 News Archive

Immigration Panel to Follow Nov. 12 Screening of "The Visitor"

The University of Maryland School of Law and its co-sponsors the ACLU of Maryland, American Friends Service Committee, Asia/Pacific Law Students Association, CASA de Maryland, C.A.I.R. Coalition, the UM Law Immigration Law and Policy Association,Latino/a Law Students Association, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services and the Muslim Law Students Association present

The Visitor
Wednesday, November 12th at 4:00 p.m.
Westminster Hall
519 West Fayette Street
Baltimore Maryland

In The Visitor, Tom McCarthy's follow-up to his award-winning directorial debut The Station Agent, an American college professor and a young immigrant couple grapple with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process post-9/11.

A panel discussion on immigrant detention issues will follow the screening.

Panelists include:

Katherine Vaughns, Moderator
Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law

Ruben Chandrasekar
American Friends Service Committee

Jackie Bliss
Capitol Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition

Van Doan
Interim Secretary of the MSBA Immigration Law Section and Chair of the section's Pro Bono/Community Outreach Subcommittee

Ajmel Quereshi
Maryland ACLU Skadden Fellow, ACLU of Maryland

Maureen Sweeney
Immigration Clinical Instructor, University of Maryland School of Law

There is no cost to attend, but space is limited. RSVP online.

Presented in partnership with National Immigrant Justice Center, Detention Watch Network, Participant Media and Active Voice.

Posted by Gynene Sullivan

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