Sunday Speaker: Noah Schramm: The State of Asylum

Sunday Speaker Topic: The State of Asylum: On the U.S. Southwest Border and in Congress Description: Beginning with a brief overview of U.S. asylum policy including its basic provisions and historical roots, Noah will outline some of the main humanitarian issues arising in border regions and explain how those issues intersect with U.S. policies governing asylum access. Subtopics here will include systems at vs. between ports of entry, the reality of organized crime, the role of non-governmental shelter providers, ICE detention, and access to counsel in immigration courts. Noah will then pivot to a discussion about the changes to asylum law being floated by members of the U.S. Congress, the rationale behind these proposals, their potential impacts, and their moral implications. Finally, Noah will share about the ACLU’s current advocacy around this and other related issue areas. Bio: Noah Schramm is a policy strategist at American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona, where he works exclusively on immigration and border issues at the federal and state levels. Previously, he worked for several years at the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project as a legal assistant and project coordinator, providing direct legal aid to migrants in both detention and shelter settings. Noah studied political economy at the University of Washington and later obtained his master’s in international migration and public policy at the London School of Economics. Please Note: Doors open at 9:00 am for optional buffet breakfast ($5 donation) and socializing. Speaker program begins at 10:00 am. Important: $5 breakfast fee waived for awesome humans bringing in food to share! If you can help with set-up, clean-up, and/or by bringing a breakfast casserole, please go to SignUpGenius HERE A Children's Program is available during the Speaker Meeting. Go to a separate Meetup to RSVP for your kids HERE. Prefer to join us remotely? Here's the Zoom Link. YOUTUBE: You can watch live (15 second delay), or you can watch later. LINK HERE Need help? Email humanist@hsgp.org before the day of this meeting. The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix presents its Sunday Speaker meetings twice a month on Sunday mornings. Meetings are free and open to the public. **Go to our YouTube channel to see past meetings, presentations and and interviews. Please become a subscriber--it's free! LINK HERE **We invite you to become a dues-paying member of HSGP. To become a member or make a donation, go to www.hsgp.org