Dialogues on Detention: The University of Texas at Austin

• “If We Can Do It in Texas…”
• Immigration Detention in Texas [FACT SHEET]

Program: (pdf)

Welcome and Setting the Stage

• Dean Robert Hutchings, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
• Ruthie Epstein, Human Rights First

Introductory Remarks

• Representative Jerry Madden (R-67), Chairman, Texas House Corrections Committee
• Edna Yang, General Counsel, American Gateways
• Nazry and Hope Mustakim, formerly detained green card holder and his wife

Panel 1: Alternatives to Detention: Models and Best Practices

• Oren Root, Director, Center on Immigration and Justice, Vera Institute of Justice
• Jennifer Long, Executive Director, Casa Marianella (Austin)
• Carol Oeller, Director, Harris County (Texas) Pretrial Services
• Ana Yáñez-Correa, Ph.D., Executive Director, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
• Representative Jerry Madden (R-67), Chairman, Texas House Corrections Committee
• Moderator: Scott Henson, author of the Texas criminal justice blog “Grits for Breakfast”

Panel 2: What Is “Civil” Detention?

• Dora Schriro, Commissioner, New York City Department of Correction
• Kevin Landy, Assistant Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Detention Policy and Planning
• Barbara Hines, Clinical Law Professor, The University of Texas School of Law, Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
• Steve J. Martin, attorney, consultant, former General Counsel, Texas prison system
• Moderator: Michele Deitch, Senior Lecturer, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin

Panel 3: Oversight and Accountability: Ensuring Safe and Humane Conditions

• Dora Schriro, Commissioner, New York City Department of Correction
• Brandon Wood, Incoming Executive Director, Texas Commission on Jail Standards
• Dr. Bobby Cohen, former Director of Montefiore Rikers Island Health Services, member of New York City Board of Correction
• Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, Public Advocate, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations
• Moderator and Panelist: Michele Deitch, Senior Lecturer, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin

Panel 4: Finding Effective Counsel from Jail: Models of Legal Representation in Texas

• Denise Gilman, Clinical Law Professor, The University of Texas School of Law, Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
• Jonathan Ryan, Executive Director, Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) (San Antonio)
• David González, partner, Sumpter & Gonzalez L.L.P. (Austin)
• Moderator: Karen T. Grisez, Public Service Counsel, Fried Frank (Washington, D.C.), immediate past Chair of the ABA Commission on Immigration, current Advisory Committee member

Closing Remarks