UDC Law and ACLU-NCA Co-Host Forum "(In)Secure Communities"

Dean Broderick Moderates the Forum.

The affects of the mandatory Secure Communities Program was the subject of a Forum held recently at the UDC-David A. Clarke School of Law and co-hosted by the ACLU of the Nation’s Capital. Several experts presented including Jaime Farrant, Executive Director of Ayuda; Gwendolyn McDowell Washington, an immigrant specialist with the D.C. Public Defender’s Service; Ronald Hampton, a retired D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer, having served for twenty-four years; and Attorney Viviana Martinez, Chief of Staff for Cook County, Illinois Commissioner Jesus G. Garcia.

D.C. Council Member Cheh presents at the Forum.

Dean Shelley Broderick served as Moderator for the Forum that was opened by a brilliant analysis on the state of the relevant law by D.C. Councilmember and Constitutional Law Professor Mary M. Cheh. Several staff persons for other D.C. Council members attended the Forum, heard the presentations and witnessed the dramatic tale told by Jai Shankar (See story above) and viewed the ankle bracelet that he wears each day. The introduction of The Immigration Detainer Compliance Amendment Act of 2011 soon followed the Forum.