Migration Network Conference on Detention & Deportation

NYU Migration Network

October
15
9:30am - 5:00pm EDT
General Public
Date:
October 15, 2025
Time:
9:30am - 5:00pm
Location:
Main Event Space, Rm. 101, 105 East 17th Street
Audience:
General Public

Join us for a day-long event on Detention & Deportation that cuts through the political rhetoric on immigration.

 

The politics and policy of detention and deportation under Trump 2

10:30-12:00

This panel sets the stage for a discussion of detention and deportation in the context of today’s politics and policies. Together, the panelists will help us make sense of the impact of this administration’s policies on the lives of immigrants and the way that a politics of detention and deportation is reshaping the United States of America

 

Adam Cox (New York University)

Muzaffar Chishti (Migration Policy Institute)

Tanya Greene (Human Rights Watch)

Miriam Jordan (New York Times)

Moderated by Natasha Iskander

 

History of detention and deportation

12:15-1:15

Our keynote discussion will situate this unprecedented moment in the context of the contemporary history and geography of detention and deportation in immigration enforcement.

 

Alison Mountz (University of Toronto)

Moderated by Radha S. Hegde

 

Technologies of detention and deportation

1:30-3:00

This panel focuses on the technologies and infrastructure of detention and deportation, from digital surveillance to the bureaucratic structure of ICE, to the financial institutions embedded in the business of detention.

 

Kimberly Morgan (George Washington University)

Matthew Guariglia (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Nancy Hiemstra (Stony Brook University)

William Turton (Propublica).

Moderated by Aisha Khan

 

Activists in NYC

3:15-4:00

This panel brings together activist organizations and student groups to discuss the work that they are doing on the ground to support New Yorkers who are vulnerable to detention and deportation. The discussion will include a know-your-rights training.

 

 

This event is open to all NYU students, staff, faculty and members of the broader community. Registration is required. Non-NYU guests will need to present a valid ID for building entry.

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Detention & Deportation flyer