Join this Institute for Innovation in Prosecution event featuring a prosecutor-oriented training diving into the intersection of criminal law and immigration or “crimmigration” and the role of local prosecutors in pursuing justice for immigrant communities. Guided by experts in the field and anchored in takeaways from the IIP’s 2024 convening on Pursuing Justice for Immigrants, our webinar will explore the intersection of criminal and immigration law. Joining our discussion are:

• Linus Chan, James H. Binger Clinical Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School 
• Ingrid Eagly, Professor of Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Criminal Justice Program, UCLA Law
• Talia Peleg, Co-Director, Immigration & Non-Citizen Rights Clinic and Associate Professor of Law, CUNY Law
• Abel Rodríguez, Assistant Professor of Law, St. John’s University School of Law
• Rachel Marshall (moderator), Executive Director, IIP

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This webinar will explore the ways in which the criminal legal system can improve in its treatment of immigrants—whether as crime victims or as the accused. How does a criminal arrest, conviction, or even detention impact a non-citizen’s immigration status? How does criminal law differ from immigration law in categorizing the severity of specific crimes? How can even non-convictions impact immigrants? How are immigrants who face criminal charges, convictions, or contact with the legal system “doubly punished” as a result? How can immigration consequences be minimized by the criminal legal system—and how can prosecutors seek to hold someone who commits a crime accountable without impacting their immigration status? 

Our webinar will also describe the relevant terminology for prosecutors to understand regarding immigration and walk prosecutors through immigration court proceedings, and equip them with the tools they need to administer justice. This webinar is targeted towards a national audience, but will afford some special attention to Minnesota law and MCLE credits in Minnesota will be awarded to attendees.

Questions? Email iip_johnjay@prosecution.org