Conference Oct. 9: "Got Habeas? New Clinics, Theories, and Developments in Immigration Detention Litigation and Teaching"

Got Habeas? New Clinics, Theories, and Developments in Immigration Detention Litigation and Teaching

Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pacific | King Hall, Room 1001 | Livestreamed

Lunch provided to registrants. 

Register in advance.

Program
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Panel 1: “How and Why To Set Up A Habeas Clinic or Rapid Response Habeas Network”
  • Jacqueline Brown, Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic, USF School of Law
  • Kamalpreet Chohan, California Immigration Project
  • Talia Inlender, Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law
  • Sophia Wang, Criminal Law & Justice Center, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
  • Carolyn M. Wiggin, Office of the Federal Defender, Eastern District of California
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch and Habeas Intake / Brainstorming Exercise
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Panel 2: “Five Habeas Mistakes That Can Lose a Habeas Case — And How to Avoid Them” 
  • Jonathan Abel, Habeas Institute, UC Law SF
  • Tania Linares Garcia, Immigrant Legal Defense
  • Natalia Santanna, Santanna Law Offices
  • Joye Wiley, Wiley & Jobson LLP
2:30 – 4 p.m.
Panel 3: “Court Battles To Come: What Comes After the Supreme Court Has Its Say?”
  • Chloe Dillon, Criminal Immigration Defense, San Mateo County Private Defender Program
  • Bonita Gutierrez, Open Immigration Legal Services
  • Carrie Rosenbaum, Aoki Center, UC Davis School of Law
  • Kel White, Acacia Center for Justice
Who Should Attend

Practitioners and clinicians who work on immigration cases — or who might want to — as well as law students and others interested in this emerging area of law. The conference is open to lawyers, faculty, and students interested in providing representation to detained persons.

Co-sponsors
  • Habeas Institute at UC Law SF
  • Aoki Center at the UC Davis School of Law
  • California Immigration Project
  • AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
  • UC Davis Immigration and Nationality Law Review
  • Immigration Law Students Association
  • Humanitarian Aid Legal Organization
Questions?

Please reach out to the conference organizers:

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