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A Legal Analysis of ICE Interior Enforcement and Sanctuary Cities
Produced on October 10, 2017
Course Information
Course Description
The manner in which the immigration laws are enforced with the U.S. has become an issue dividing state and local governments from the federal government, as the Executive seeks to change the framework for enforcement that existed under the prior administration. Jurisdictions must decide to what extent they will aid the federal government in the detection and apprehension of noncitizen residents, and whether and how to resist such efforts. Is the federal government seeking cooperation with local governments, or to co-opt them? To what extent, if any, can the federal government punish local governments that do not comply? What constitutional principles will decide these questions?
In this course, attorney Matthew Blaisdell will provide an understanding of the relevant enforcement frameworks and how they operate today, various background issues related to immigration enforcement, and the relevant legal issues that have given rise to litigation.
Learning Objectives:
- Obtain an understanding of the various programs that ICE deploys to affect the enforcement of immigration laws within the borders of the U.S.
- Define key terms such as “interoperability,” “prosecutorial discretion,” “detainers,” “criminal aliens,” and “unauthorized status,” among others
- Analyze the legal issues surrounding the President’s executive order regarding “sanctuary cities” and the subsequent, related litigation
- Anticipate issues that may arise under the current enforcement framework
Faculty
Matthew Blaisdell
Matthew Blaisdell, Esq.
Matthew Blaisdell is an attorney in Brooklyn, New York, with a full concentration in immigration law. He is the former Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Consumer Protection and Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee and currently serves on its Ethics Committee. He frequently writes and presents on these topics, and he has provided testimony to several cities considering legislation to protect immigrant consumers.
He also regularly provides trainings and lectures on topics related to practice management, prosecutorial discretion and advocating before various government agencies, immigration legislation and policies, constitutional issues, immigration options for youth and unaccompanied minors, LGBTQ immigration issues, immigration consequences of criminal activity, humanitarian forms of relief, and employment-based visas.
He received his juris doctor, as well as an LL.M in environmental law, from Pace Law School, and is a graduate of the New York City Environmental Law Leadership Institute (NYCELLI).
Reviews
This guy is one of the better ones.
Straightforward walk-through.
absolutely terrific presentation.
Terrific overview of sanctuary cities and current litigation about them. Thank you!
Very timely
Very helpful
Very informative!!
Excellent summary.
Very informative
Excellent instructor who held my attention.
Great explanation of a complex area of law - thanks for the clarity!
interesting material
very current topic. speaker knew his stuff!
Highly relevant and informative.
Mr. Blaisdell clearly knows the subject matter, he is a capable presenter, and was able to hold my interest for a difficult content topic. Very well cone
Very interesting overview.
Helpful
Another excellent presentation by this speaker and also an excellent and comprehensive outline. This was a bit more advanced Immigration presentation than his prior one, however this speaker covered it so well and explained to so thoroughly , it was very understandable for the non-immigration attorney. I hope he is invited back to cover more topics in this area
Good course
Presenter was very articulate and did a good job at providing up-to-date information.
Excellent explanation of current events and complicated topic.
Very topical and informative.
Extremely substantive. Well done
very informative
Timely subject.
Wonderful presentation, great informative slides. I really appreciated the clear explanations of immigrant statuses, history of exec policies, and current updates. One of the best courses I’ve done- thank you!
Very informative
very informative
Very interesting
Timely topic with useful, detailed information about the current state of the law
Excellent!
Excellent and very timely presentation- A+
Amazing job
Clear and relevant
Excellent and very timely course
Excellent presentation
Good information
Informative
Excellent presentation.
Very informative and the gentleman was careful to make a factual presentation rather than an opinionated one.
An important and timely topic presented fairly and without an overt political angle. Much appreciated!
Excellent presentation, thanks.
Nice summary of current developments
Excellent presentation.
The best LawLine CLE course I’ve listened to.
Thank you
This was a brilliant presentation.
Very timely
excellent
Very good!
very engaging!!
Timely and informative
Excellent presenter
Excellent presentation and very current.
Good introductory class on this topic.
Very good review of current ICE concerns, etc.
Current topic and helpful content. Timely.
Good analysis of situation.
Good program.
Excellent course.
This was a fantastic presentation!
Great CLE on an important matter
Excellent speaker.
The speaker was excellent!
Very well informed speaker
Current topic; great presentation.
Definitely worth watching in light of the high publicity on this topic. You will learn a lot. I will watch a second presentation by presenter.
wow
I practice criminal law so this was helpful in knowing the right questions to ask.
Great presentation. Hope to hear more from him as this issue evolves.
Thank you!
Great presenter
The speaker covered a lot of substantive points and was informative.
Great program
Very timely
Very informative.
Matthew presents a great deal of information in just one hour -- interesting and timely subject matter. I especially appreciated the case decision references.
Excellent overview of immigration law in addition to the sanctuary city content
Very relevant.
Very relevant these days.
Very difficult subject with constantly shifting sands and extremely active litigation. He did a great job in explaining his points. He deserves an A+ for this presentation.
Learned a lot in the short time-frame.
Incredibly relevant!
Timely review of current controversy.
This was the most interesting CLE I've completed with Lawline.
This presenter is effective.
Excellent presentation!
Real good basic course providing great overview of subject matter.
With courses such as this one, Lawliine makes CLE both informative and enjoyable!
Excellent
Good presentation of complex area of law.
Fantastic . . . . well done
thank you for mentioning Chicago and its issues for our general understanding
Thank you.
A very timely course of interest to many!
Very knowledgeable young man who was thoughtful and made sure the attendees' personal political positions, whatever they might be, were not offended in any way.
Very current information delivered in an interesting manner.
this was one of the better ones
Excellent presentation by Mr. Blaisdell.
Excellent course - thank you!
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Very informative speaker. Thank you!
Thank you.
great presentation!
timely!
Interesting & informative
Very pertinent and excellently presented.
Great over view and presentation. Please do more on this subject. Thank you!
thank you
Timely topic, knowledgeable. presenter.
My wife practices immigration law and asylum law in particular- was hoping this might help me absorb enough info to see the order in the chaos. It was helpful - for a subject that is changing every day
One of the best courses
This was organized, concise, informative and interesting. Great presenter and class. I am a commercial real estate attorney and I loved this class even though it has nothing to do with my area of expertise.
Good presenter.
presenter has a solid command of the material which was very well discussed.
i plan to use material
Very well done.
Excellent presentation!
Great job
Mr. Blaisdell made an excellent and well-researched presentation. Thank you.
best lecturer with the best course material ,bar none.
Great information!
Comprehensive and thorough review of the topic
Interesting topic
Very informative and relevant.
Mr. Blaisdell made a very clear presentation and is a very engaging speaker. I would definitely recommend this program to anyone interested in this subject matter.
Thank you
Excellent program, speaker, written materials. Mr. Blaisdell is very clear in his presentation and with his materials. It is a pleasure to listen.
Very timely and relevant. Excellent presentation.
Very interesting topic! Look forward to additional programs on this subject. Speaker knowledgeable and informative with the material presented.
I thought speaker was thorough and really respected his defining terms clearly at the beginning of his session
Informative
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Very relevant. Good presentation.
An excellent and timely presentation by a very effective speaker. I look forward to additional programs he does on or related to this topic.
Great presentation
great overview
Really good overview