Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and the Immigration Apellate Law and Advocacy Clinic of the Cornell Law School present Precarious Lives: Central American families and the limits of U.S. immigration policy In 2014, 60,000 children and mothers fled Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, seeking refuge in the U.S. because of gang threats, domestic violence, and child abuse in their countries. The Obama administration has responded by detaining these families in prison-like conditions for months, many times denying them release on bond and inhibiting their ability to apply for political asylum. A nationwide network of lawyers and activists is organizing to end this practice and to argue through legal representation that the women and children should be allowed to exercise their internationally recognized rights to live free from violence and persecution. Come and hear about this work through a transnational feminist lens. Panel Discussion April 16, Thursday, 4:30 Lewis Auditorium - Goldwin Smith Hall Workshop April 17, Friday, 12:00 391 Uris Hall Moderator: Sital Kalantry, Immigration Appellate Law & Advocacy Clinic and co-founder of the Avon Global Center for Women & Justice Please join us to discuss specific actions and organizing strategies to assist the women and children being detained. Everyone is welcome, lunch will be served. RSVP: [email protected] Panelists: Virginia Raymond, immigration lawyer, participant in Karnes Pro-Bono Project representing women and children at the Karnes City, TX detention center Jane Juffer, professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell Yujin Chun and Carolyn Wald, Cornell law students Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies r undergraduate major r undergraduate minor r graduate minor [email protected]