The Prince George's County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George's County Memorial Library System are excited to host special guest Bradley Jenkins, from the Amica Center for Human Rights, in conversation about the resources Amica provides to County residents, things to know in these times, and how you can support yourself and your immigrant neighbors.
About The Amica Center for Immigrant Rights:
The Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, formely known as the Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition, is a non-profit legal service provider defending immigrant community members against ICE detention and deportation. Since 2017, they have partnered with Prince George's County to provide deportation defense services to impacted people and have created positive systemic changes through our impact litigation team. For the past 25 years, Amica Center has been a leader in the DMV region in the immigration legal services sector and more recently their work has expanded to have a national impact.
You can learn more about Amica here.
About Bradley Jenkins:
Bradley Jenkins is a managing attorney in Amica Center’s Detained Adult Program. Prior to his work at Amica Center, he managed pro bono programs and coordinated federal litigation at the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP).
Bradley has litigated several significant cases to advance the rights of immigrants, including Matter of L-E-A-, 28 I&N Dec. 304 (A.G. 2021), Albizures-Lopez v. Barr, No. 20-70640, 2020 WL 7406164 (9th Cir. Dec. 10, 2020); Leticia v. United States, No. 22-CV-7527, 2023 WL 7110953 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 27, 2023); A.E.S.E. v. United States, 1:21-cv-00569, 2022 WL 4289930 (D.N.M. Sept. 16, 2022); L.M.-M. v. Cuccinelli, 442 F.Supp.3d 1 (D.D.C. 2020); and Matter of Deang, 27 I&N Dec. 57 (BIA 2017). Bradley was a contributing author to the Fifth and Sixth Editions of Representing Clients in Immigration Court, and he frequently speaks on the topics of removal defense, appellate procedure, asylum, and federal litigation.
Bradley is a graduate of Harvard Law School and is admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Event | Special Event | Speaker or Panel | Discussions |
TAGS: | Office of Human Rights |
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