U.S. Immigration Detention: Policy and Procedure From a Human Rights Perspective

MIAMI, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The internal enforcement of immigration laws has increased significantly in the past years and Miami, one of the nation's leading cities in immigration advocacy for its increasing immigrant population, is the ideal venue to bring together the immigration community to uncover the various issues facing immigration experts in their legal practice.

The Intercultural Human Rights Law Review at St. Thomas University School of Law will host its annual symposium entitled "U.S. Immigration Detention: Policy and Procedure from a Human Rights Perspective" to be held on November 6, 2009 at St. Thomas University School of Law, Moot Court Room. This year's symposium, which is open to the general public, will bring together scholars and immigration experts, amongst the most respected in the United States, to discuss their research, findings and experiences in immigration law and human rights policy.

Panels will highlight the complex challenges facing immigration professionals in their legal practice. The symposium will initiate with a discussion of a historical and comparative approach to detention in order to familiarize the public with the origins of how the use of detention has become a tool to secure the borders and remove undocumented aliens from the United States. Several issues will be examined, such as the indefinite detention in light of the permissible length of post-removal period detention of deportable aliens, and the presentation of scholars' researches and findings concerning the conditions of some detention facilities in the United States. The discussion will finalize with exploring the procedural safeguards available to avoid arbitrary detentions.

The event will commence at 9:00 a.m. and culminate with a cocktail reception at 5:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Due to limited capacity, advance registration is required. Registration can be made via email at LMGarcia@stu.edu or by phone, 786-426 3780. For more information, please visit the Intercultural Human Rights Law Review Symposium web page at www.stu.edu/ihrlr.

SOURCE St. Thomas University