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This Moment in Immigration: What’s at Stake and What Can Be Done

September 15, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Free

Across the country, migrants and refugees are living in fear as the nation confronts a pivotal moment in our history. Sweeping state-level restrictions along with drastic changes in national policies around asylum access, deportations, ICE raids, and detentions, have both intensified the debate over who is welcome in America and under what terms, and created unbearable circumstances for the millions living in the United States who must ask themselves on a daily basis – when I leave my home, will I return?

Join four leading voices on the frontlines of immigration advocacy, policy, journalism, and humanitarian response. Omar Jadwat, Director of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, has led landmark litigation to defend immigrant rights nationwide; Hans Van de Weerd, Senior Vice President for Resettlement, Asylum & Integration at the International Rescue Committee, oversees programs supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S. and Europe; Murad Awawdeh, President & CEO of the New York Immigration Coalition, brings decades of grassroots organizing and policy leadership; and  Ethar El-Katatney, Editor-in-Chief of Documented, works to deliver essential news and information to immigrant communities.

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Event RSVP Website:
https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/just-conversations-moment-center-for-brooklyn-20250915-0630pm
Date:
September 15, 2025
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Cost:
Free
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