The Immigration Crisis: An Attorney’s Insider Perspective

The Immigration Crisis continues. Undocumented people are deported, thousands of children remain in detention type settings, families have been separated and in general there is fear and contention over immigration issues. In this show we turn to the expertise of Sarah Rogerson, Clinical Professor of Law at Albany Law School, and Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, whose work has placed her at the intersections of domestic violence, family law, race, gender, international law and immigration law and policy. Professor Rogerson will clarify immigration law, the obstacles to citizenship, the legal situation of detained parents and separated children and options for unaccompanied children. She will clarify Asylum Seeking, the Credible Fear Interview and how and why those seeking help are in need of legal representation. She will also offer a perspective of the impact of the Immigration Crisis on those like herself stepping forward on the frontline.