PAST EVENT

DEFENDING IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND DIGNITY IN CHALLENGING TIMES

As part of Netroots Nation 2025, we explore the urgent need to protect immigrant rights and uphold human dignity amid the Trump administration’s attacks on immigration and human rights. Featuring RAICES Legal Director Javier Hidalgo, the panel focuses on the treatment of children and families in federal immigration detention centers.

It is important for the progressive moment to understand the legal protections afforded to these children as well as the existing mechanisms for accountability — even in the second Trump administration. Our panelists of experts unpack the complex legal and policy challenges facing immigrant communities today, focusing on how restrictive practices and policy shifts have inflicted harm on immigrant families, particularly youth, and share opportunities for organizing, legal advocacy, and legislative action.