Deported Veterans Symposium

Join USC Gould School of Law and the Center for Law and Military Policy for their 3-day Deported Veterans Symposium. Learn more about eliminating barriers and affirmatively facilitating a path to citizenship for service members. Play your part in policy change and individual representation until, as a nation, we do not deport veterans.

Symposium Agenda

Wednesday, March 10: Policy

10:00 am-10:10 am: Opening Remarks and Introductory Video created by Sarah Jedlicka

10:10 am-10:40 am: Conversation with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois)

10:40 am-11:40 am: Policy Issues Affecting Non-Citizen Veterans (Margaret Stock) (Eligible for 1 hour CLE)

11:40 am-12:30 pm: Breakout Discussions on 2 topics:

• Current and Pending Legislation
• Impact of Deportation on Military Families

Thursday, March 11: Training

10:00 am-11:30am: Concurrent CLE Sessions

• Benefits (Paula Clamurro and Amanda Pertusati, Public Counsel) (Eligible for 1.5 hours CLE)

• Naturalization (Margaret Stock) (Eligible for 1.5 hours CLE)

11:30 am-12:30pm: CLE Session

• Preparing Pro Se Documents; Assisting with Self-Help Work (Laura Riley, Dwight Stirling, and USC Law Students) (Eligible for .25 hour CLE)

Friday, March 12: Increasing Awareness and Engagement

10:00 am-11:15 am: Documentary Screening

11:15 am-12:15 pm: Panel Discussion

12:15 pm-12:30 pm: Closing Remarks

For disability accommodation requests, please contact events@law.usc.edu by March 1, 2021.