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On October 13-14, 2011, JSRI cosponsored a conference focusing on the reality of immigration detention in the United States, especially in the South. Click here to view full video of the conference.
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<p>On October 13-14, 2011, the Jesuit Social Research Institute, Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida, and five other organizations sponsored a conference entitled <a href="https://jsri.loyno.edu/imprisoned-forgotten-and-deported">Imprisoned, Forgotten, and Deported: Immigration Detention, Advocacy, and the Faith Community </a>at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. The conference focused on immigration detention and presenting an in-depth look at the reality of detention in the United States, particularly in the South.</p>
<p>Video footage of the entire conference is available online through YouTube. Please click on the links below to access the footage of each conference session.<br />
<br />
<strong>Thursday, October 13, 2011</strong><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6lJPchVo8">Program Introduction</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Philip J. Williams, Director, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida</li>
<li>Dean Maria Pabón López, Dean, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYxXaWzRJWU">Keynote Address: The Economics of Prison and Immigration Law</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Laura Sullivan, National Public Radio</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37InDqyjrSo">Panel One: The Realities of Immigrant Detention: Politics and Economics</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Aaron Schneider, Tulane University (moderator)</li>
<li>Dora Schriro, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections (panelist)</li>
<li>Bob Libal, Grassroots Leadership, Texas (panelist)</li>
<li>Alger Kendall, Jr, retired judge, Karnes County, Texas (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZHnyqo1mc">Interview: Omar Hassan, former detainee</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Interviewed by Sue Weishar, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhguIdSWlE">Panel Two: Race, Illegality, and Detention</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Manuel Vásquez, University of Florida (moderator)</li>
<li>Tamara Nopper, Temple University (panelist)</li>
<li>Ted Quant, Twomey Center, Loyola University New Orleans (panelist)</li>
<li>Alex Mikulich, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans (panelist)</li>
<li>Kenneth Nunn, University of Florida Law School (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Friday, October 14, 2011</strong><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbjTVURioZs">Keynote Address: A Liberationist Response to Immigrant Detention</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Miguel De La Torre, Iliff School of Theology, Denver</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHptnauDazQ">Panel Three: Religious Responses to Detention</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Marie Friedmann Marquardt, Emory University (moderator)</li>
<li>Anton Flores, Alterna, Atlanta (panelist)</li>
<li>Rev. David Fraccaro, Faith Action International House, NC (panelist)</li>
<li>Sister Jo Ann Persch, Sisters of Mercy, Chicago (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIb2zwqugSY">Panel Four: Advocacy Strategies</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Sue Weishar, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans (moderator)</li>
<li>Bill Quigley, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (panelist)</li>
<li>Jacinta Gonzales, New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (panelist)</li>
<li>Hiroko Kusuda, Loyola University New Orleans Immigration Law Clinic (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXP0jfegyfk">Keynote Panel: Changing the Conversation in the Public Square</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Timothy J. Steigenga, Florida Atlantic University (moderator)</li>
<li>Frank Sharry, America’s Voice (panelist)</li>
<li>Donald Kerwin, Center for Migration Studies (panelist)</li>
<li>Andrea Black, Detention Watch Network (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX3Cw9PEL1s">Closing Remarks</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ, Director, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans</li>
</ul>
<p>Video footage of the entire conference is available online through YouTube. Please click on the links below to access the footage of each conference session.<br />
<br />
<strong>Thursday, October 13, 2011</strong><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6lJPchVo8">Program Introduction</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Philip J. Williams, Director, Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida</li>
<li>Dean Maria Pabón López, Dean, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYxXaWzRJWU">Keynote Address: The Economics of Prison and Immigration Law</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Laura Sullivan, National Public Radio</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37InDqyjrSo">Panel One: The Realities of Immigrant Detention: Politics and Economics</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Aaron Schneider, Tulane University (moderator)</li>
<li>Dora Schriro, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections (panelist)</li>
<li>Bob Libal, Grassroots Leadership, Texas (panelist)</li>
<li>Alger Kendall, Jr, retired judge, Karnes County, Texas (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKZHnyqo1mc">Interview: Omar Hassan, former detainee</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Interviewed by Sue Weishar, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzhguIdSWlE">Panel Two: Race, Illegality, and Detention</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Manuel Vásquez, University of Florida (moderator)</li>
<li>Tamara Nopper, Temple University (panelist)</li>
<li>Ted Quant, Twomey Center, Loyola University New Orleans (panelist)</li>
<li>Alex Mikulich, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans (panelist)</li>
<li>Kenneth Nunn, University of Florida Law School (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Friday, October 14, 2011</strong><br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbjTVURioZs">Keynote Address: A Liberationist Response to Immigrant Detention</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Miguel De La Torre, Iliff School of Theology, Denver</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHptnauDazQ">Panel Three: Religious Responses to Detention</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Marie Friedmann Marquardt, Emory University (moderator)</li>
<li>Anton Flores, Alterna, Atlanta (panelist)</li>
<li>Rev. David Fraccaro, Faith Action International House, NC (panelist)</li>
<li>Sister Jo Ann Persch, Sisters of Mercy, Chicago (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIb2zwqugSY">Panel Four: Advocacy Strategies</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Sue Weishar, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans (moderator)</li>
<li>Bill Quigley, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (panelist)</li>
<li>Jacinta Gonzales, New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (panelist)</li>
<li>Hiroko Kusuda, Loyola University New Orleans Immigration Law Clinic (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXP0jfegyfk">Keynote Panel: Changing the Conversation in the Public Square</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Timothy J. Steigenga, Florida Atlantic University (moderator)</li>
<li>Frank Sharry, America’s Voice (panelist)</li>
<li>Donald Kerwin, Center for Migration Studies (panelist)</li>
<li>Andrea Black, Detention Watch Network (panelist)</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX3Cw9PEL1s">Closing Remarks</a></p>
<ul>
<li>Fr. Fred Kammer, SJ, Director, Jesuit Social Research Institute, Loyola University New Orleans</li>
</ul>