The Center of Immigration Law, Policy, and Justice held its inaugural event of The Colloquium on Sanctuary: “The Silent Deception of Newark’s “Sanctuary” Status”, on September 26, 2018. This interdisciplinary lecture series will examine the cultural and political meaning of “sanctuary laws” policies and practices. The event, “The Silent Deception of Newark’s “Sanctuary” Status” focused specifically on Professor Mary Rizzo’s and Professor Whitney Strubb’s research and advocacy regarding the detention of Immigrants in county jails in Newark, New Jersey. Both Professor Rizzo and Professor Strubb have publically shed light on the nature of Newark’s contradictory self-proclaimed “Sanctuary Status” which houses […]
The newly established Center for Immigration Law, Policy, and Justice launched this semester’s series of events with a well-attended screening of “The Chinese Exclusion Act” a documentary film by Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu. The film examined the 1882 law that prohibited Chinese workers from coming to America and precluded Chinese nationals already in the country from obtaining U.S. Citizenship. The film also discussed stereotypes and the cultural atmosphere in the US surrounding the enactment of the act. Following the film, a panel discussion led by Dean David Lopez, Professor Sahar Aziz, and Professor Rose Cuison Villazor, unpacked the contemporary […]