ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice 58d ago

Join Susana Sandoval Vargas, Midwest Regional Counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, in conversation with moderator Gary Rhoades of the ABA’s Human Rights Magazine editorial board. Together, they examine how the Trump Administration’s immigration policies are affecting immigrant tenants and the enforcement of housing rights in the United States. The discussion explores how immigrant tenants and their allies—including civil rights and immigration attorneys—are confronting aggressive enforcement tactics by ICE, the climate of fear, and how some property owners exploit their tenants’ heightened vulnerability. When tenants fear detention or deportation, what does that mean for their housing stability and their ability to seek protection under fair housing and tenant-protection laws? Speakers Gary Rhoades – Editorial board member, Human Rights Magazine; attorney, Law Office of Gary W. Rhoades Susy Sandoval Vargas – Midwest Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund --- CRSJ, in collaboration with the DEI Center and its entities, the Center for Public Interest Law and its entities, the Young Lawyers Division, and other Section Divisions and Forums, is launching a new rapid-response project that will provide videos, resources, and other information breaking down key legal developments by explaining specific actions the government is taking, the legality of these actions, its impact on civil rights and daily life, and steps attorneys and advocates can take to protect our communities. Learn more at ambar.org/howthingswork