CLE Program - Crimmigration: Defending Immigrants with Final Orders of Removal

Rhode Island is home to many immigrants from countries who have long refused to accept ICE’s repatriation efforts—such as Laos, Cambodia, and Cape Verde. Because the Supreme Court prohibited indefinite detention in Zadvydas v. Davis, hundreds of people with final orders of removal but no likelihood of removal have been living peacefully under supervised release in Rhode Island building careers, families, and community. This population is at an increased risk of re-detention under this administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. 

This session promotes inclusion and equal access to justice by focusing on legal strategies that help immigrant individuals and families remain meaningfully connected to their communities despite longstanding removal orders and detention risks. The program also highlights the importance of culturally responsive and community-informed legal advocacy. Join this CLE to learn about deportation defense strategies including habeas petitions, motions to reopen, and post-conviction relief to address these old removal orders and keep Rhode Island families together.

Meet the Panelists

Hans Bremer, Bremer Law & Associates, LLC

Oriana Farnham, Staff Attorney, AALDEF

John E. MacDonald, Law Office of John E. MacDonald

Razeen Zamen, Immigrant Rights Director, AALDEF
 

This program has been approved for 1.5 Rhode Island MCLE DEI Credits.

Complimentary Registration - June 4 CLE Registration

CLE Program Location
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
645 Elmwood Ave.
Providence, Rhode Island

Sponsors
Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Rhode Island Center for Justice, PrYSM, and Roger Williams University School of Law