Welcome to the NYU Migration NetworkOctober Digest
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Here are some updates and upcoming migration and mobility events for this month.
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| Detention and Deportation Conference
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Join us for a full-day conference exploring detention and deportation from multiple angles—past, present, and future. Through four panels with scholars, journalists, policy experts, and activists, we’ll examine how these practices shape U.S. politics and immigration policy, from the historical roots of detention to the latest technologies of enforcement, and the on-the-ground organizing happening in New York City today.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | 9:30AM - 5:00PM EDT
Main Event Space, NYU Wagner (105 E 17th St)
Panel 1: 10:30AM - 12:00PM
The Politics and Policy Under Trump 2
Featured Panelists:
Adam Cox, New York University
Muzaffar Chishti, Migration Policy Institute
Tanya Greene, Human Rights Watch
Miriam Jordan, New York Times
Moderated by Natasha Iskander, New York University
Panel 2: 12:15PM - 1:15 PM
On Detention, Deportation and Asylum's Afterlives
Keynote Speaker:
Alison Mountz, University of Toronto
Moderated by Radha S. Hedge, New York University
Panel 3: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Technologies
Featured Panelists:
Kimberly Morgan, George Washington University
Matthew Guariglia, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Nancy Hiemstra, Stony Brook University
William Turton, Propublica
Moderated by Aisha Khan, New York University
Panel 4: 3:15PM - 4:00PM
Activism in NYC
Featured Panelists:
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
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Join us for a series of quick, 15-minute online explainers in which leading scholars break down major topics related to detention and deportation.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | 10:30–10:45 a.m. (ET)
Location: Online
History of Deportation with Adam Goodman (University of Illinois Chicago), interviewed by Josie Saldaña (New York University)
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| Third-Country Deportations
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | 1:00–1:15 p.m. (ET)
Location: Online
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 10:30–10:45 a.m. (ET)
Location: Online
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In each digest, we will list upcoming events for the month related to the topic of migration that may be of interest to you. Events upcoming this month are below.
If you have an event happening next month, please let us know using the information at the end of this newsletter.
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Know Your Rights for International Students & Allies
Know Your Rights session for international students and allies – Learn more about your rights and how to interact with U.S. law enforcement regardless of immigration status.
This event is for NYU students, faculty, and staff only. Attendees must register with an NYU address.
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Where: Online Event
Who: Presented by the Displaced Migrants Action Group (DMAG), Pan Asian Student Alliance (PASA), and Association of Latinx Students and Allies in Public Service (ALAS).
RSVP and Learn More
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Conference: Aesthetics of Joy and Refuge in Contemporary Culture
Join for a full-day interdisciplinary conference titled Aesthetics of Joy and Refuge in Contemporary Culture, hosted by The Latinx Project. Featuring presentations by a range of scholars and cultural producers, each transforming contemporary visual culture, creative industries, and scholarship. Please RSVP for the conference via Eventbrite for campus access. Seating is first-come, first-served. best-practices suggest a large font size for easy readability both on desktop and mobile devices.
Date: Friday, October 10, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM EST
Where: 20 Cooper Sq
Who: Presented by The Latinx Project.
RSVP and Learn More
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Immigration Q&A for F-1 Students
Sonal Sharma, LLM 2013 and founder of Sharma Law Group will speak with students on F-1 visas (and 2025 graduates on OPT) about the recent changes and proposed changes to immigration laws and how they may affect students seeking employment in the US in 2026 and beyond. Note: The event is not open to the public.
The session is being offered in a hybrid format, in person or on Zoom - register through CSM to access the Zoom link.
Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Where: Vanderbilt Hall, Smart Classroom 210, 40 Washington Square South New York, NY,10012
Who: Presented by NYU School of Law.
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Film Screeening: Black Women in Motion: Betty and Pancho
The NYU Department of Social and Cultural Analysis presents a monthly film series exploring how Black women navigate displacement globally. This month's screening features Betty and Pancho (1998, Mexico, dir. Juan Mora Catlett). Sign up for a series critical dialogue on place, belonging, and identity from across the African diaspora.
Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Screening Series: September 25 - April 23
Where: Cantor 102, 36 E 8th St, New York, NY 10003
Who: NYU Department of Social and Cultural Analysis
RSVP and Learn More
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Escenas: Photographers in Conversation: Vernacular Images [Virtual]
Join on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 6:30pm for "Photographers in Conversation: Vernacular Images." This panel discussion features the artists of Escenas--Andina Marie Osorio, Ashley Peña, Damon Casarez, Diana Guerra, José Ibarra Rizo, and Steven Molina Contreras--and will be moderated by the co-curators Orlando Ochoa, Jr. and Xavier Robles Armas.
"Photographers in Conversation" will take place online via Zoom and will explore the making of vernacular contemporary photography.
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Where: Online Event
Who: Presented by the Latinx Project.
RSVP and Learn More
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| The Migration Network wants to highlight it all!
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Please share any events, highlights, or other information for the Migration Network by emailing migration-network@nyu.edu.
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Thanks to all of you for your continued engagement with the network. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email migration-network@nyu.edu.
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