Conference: Got Habeas? New Clinics, Theories, and Developments in Immigration Detention Litigation and Teaching
Friday, Oct. 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pacific | King Hall, Room 1001 | LIVESTREAMED
Program
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Panel 1: “How and Why To Set Up A Habeas Clinic or Rapid Response Habeas Network”
- Jacqueline Brown, Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic, USF School of Law
- Kamalpreet Chohan, California Immigration Project
- Talia Inlender, Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy, UCLA School of Law
- Sophia Wang, Criminal Law & Justice Center, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
- Carolyn M. Wiggin, Office of the Federal Defender, Eastern District of California
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Lunch and Habeas Intake / Brainstorming Exercise
1 – 2:30 p.m.
Panel 2: “Five Habeas Mistakes That Can Lose a Habeas Case — And How to Avoid Them”
- Jonathan Abel, Habeas Institute, UC Law SF
- Tania Linares Garcia, Immigrant Legal Defense
- Natalia Santanna, Santanna Law Offices
- Joye Wiley, Wiley & Jobson LLP
2:30 – 4 p.m.
Panel 3: “Court Battles To Come: What Comes After the Supreme Court Has Its Say?”
- Chloe Dillon, Criminal Immigration Defense, San Mateo County Private Defender Program
- Bonita Gutierrez, Open Immigration Legal Services
- Carrie Rosenbaum, Aoki Center, UC Davis School of Law
- Kel White, Acacia Center for Justice
Who Should Attend
Practitioners and clinicians who work on immigration cases — or who might want to — as well as law students and others interested in this emerging area of law. The conference is open to lawyers, faculty, and students interested in providing representation to detained persons.
Co-sponsors
- Habeas Institute at UC Law SF
- Aoki Center at the UC Davis School of Law
- California Immigration Project
- AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education
- UC Davis Immigration and Nationality Law Review
- Immigration Law Students Association
- Humanitarian Aid Legal Organization
