Conferencia agosto 2026.

8:30-8:50    Welcome

• Hugo Morales, Chair, CVIIC Board of Directors
• Allison Davenport, Vice-Chair, CVIIC Board of Directors
• Alejandra Tovar, Secretary, CVIIC Board of Directors
• Maria Reina Lemus, Member, CVIIC Board of Directors
• Jesus Martinez, Executive Director, CVIIC

8:50-9:35    Keynote Speaker: Dr. Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California

Presentation Title: The Wealth of Welcome: Why Immigrant Inclusion Matters (presentation available here)

9:45-10:30     (Plenary) Immigrant Rights Priorities and Transition Planning for the New Gubernatorial Administration

• Facilitator, Sukaina Hussain, Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives, California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)
• Mario Gonzalez, Executive Director, Education Leadership Foundation (ELF)
• Sarait Martinez, Executive Director, Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño (CBDIO)
• California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC)

10:35-11:30    Round 1 Breakout Sessions

Southeast Asian Americans and Crimmigration (Presentation available here)

• Vicki Kham, FIRM (panelist)
• David Bouttabong, LACF (panelist)
• Nkauj Iab Yang, Cal Defense (panelist)
• Julie Vue, Central Valley Community Foundation (Moderator)

From Know Your Rights Workshops to Individualized Family Preparedness Plans: Successful Strategies for Connecting Families to Essential Legal Resources and Social Service (Presentation can be found here)

• Moderator: Xavier Vazquez Baez, Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, Director of Immigration Services
• Martin Rodriguez Jr., CLFA Program Supervisor
• Ernan Hernández Duarte, CLFA DOJ Partially Accredited Representative
• Rafael Flores, CLFA Community Navigator/Promotor Comunitario

The Power of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and How We Can Best Serve their Needs: Findings from Local Research (Presentations available here)

• Ushan Samarakone, Vice President of Impact at Access Plus Capital, Coalition Member at Scale Fresno
• Steve Tobocman, Executive Director at Global Detroit | E Pluribus, Consultant to Build from Within Alliance

Due Process for Immigrant Youth: Updates and Strategies for Advocating for Youth in Immigration Cases (Presentation available here)

• Linda Barreto, Managing Attorney, Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD)
• Elizabeth Lincoln, Padilla Unit Lead Attorney, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office
• Katie Annand, Managing Attorney, Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD)

Community Self-Defense NOW!: How to Organize Community Patrols in Your Community

• Oscar Sandoval, Unión del Barrio

The Forest We Carry: Addressing Moral Injury and Grief in Immigration Legal Providers and Advocates

• Elizabeth Camarena, Esq.
• Diana Diaz Madera, MPH LCSW A

11:30-12:55     Lunch and Plenary

11:30-12:00 Buffet Lunch

12:00-12:50    Keynote Speaker: Thomas Saenz, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)

1:00-1:55     Round 2 Breakout Sessions

To File or Not to File: Strategizing on Discretionary Factors Before Filing for Relief

• Veronica Garcia, Senior Staff Attorney at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center
• Carolina Castaneda, Senior Staff Attorney at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center A

Preparing Immigrant Businesses for Today’s Challenges: Resources, Rights & Readiness

• Isaiah Green, moderator: Assistant Deputy Director and Central California Regional Advisor, California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)
• William Kell, panelist: CEO and Board President, New Business Law Clinic (NBCLC).
• Luis Gutierrez, panelist: Business Owner, Tacos el Grullo en Lemoore Y El Grullo Fresh Mexican Grill en Dinuba
• Susana Ramirez-Munoz, panelist: SoCal Resiliency Training Coordinator, California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)

Immigration Court Help Desk Services – Supporting Pro Se Respondents at this Critical Moment

• Amanda Alvarado Ford, Deputy Directing Attorney, Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
• Rosemary Gomez, Managing Attorney Removal Defense, California Immigration Project
• Huy Tran, Executive Director, SIREN
• This panel is supported by presentation content provided by: Malvina de la Canal, Supervising Attorney, and Eva Landeros, Staff Attorney of the Attorney of the Day (AOD) Program of the Justice and Diversity Center (JDC) of the Bar Association of San Francisco

Aquí Nos Quedamos, Aquí Te Queremos en el Valle Central

• Luz Toribio, Estrella Consultants
• Cesar Rodriguez, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance (CIYJA)
• SIREN Representative
• Andrea Vasquez, California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance (CIYJA)
• Moderator: Evelyn González-Otañez, Career Launch

California Laws that Help Immigrants in Education

• Presenter: Raul Z. Moreno, Moreno Institute

Owning Our Future: Immigrant Rural Cooperative Ecosystems

• Maria Cadenas, Executive Director, Venture

2:00-3:30     Round 3 Breakout Sessons

A New Immigration Target: Detention and Removal of Lawful Permanent Residents

• Elizabeth Lincoln, Deputy Public Defender, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office
• Sully Bryan, Managing Attorney, Wilner & O’Reilly
• Olga Grosh Pratt, Founding Partner, Pasifika Immigration Law Group, LLP

The Legal Empowerment Initiative: Connecting the Central Valley to Attorney of the Day Services in Concord

• California Immigration Project
• California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice

Medical-Legal Collaborations in Support of Immigrant Communities (Presentation available here)

• Katie Annand, Managing Attorney, Immigrant Legal Defense
• Ryan Matlow, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine
• Zaeda Blotner, Immigrant Child Health Program Administrator, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine

From Know Your Rights to Community Power: How Rapid Response Networks Become Organizing Vehicles

• Moderator: Nora Zaragoza-Yanez

3:00-3:30     Plenary: Our Next Steps

• Sukaina Hussain, Deputy Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center
• Allison Davenport, Supervising Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
• Maria Lemus, District Director, Office of Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula
• Alejandra Tovar, Senior Legal Assistant, Immigration Legal Defense
• Jesus Martinez, Central Valley Immigrant Integration Collaborative