MCLE – Immigration Law and Constitutional Rights Following Minneapolis Events
In January 2026, the legal landscape of Minnesota shifted as thousands of federal agents were deployed under ‘Operation Metro Surge.’ This mobilization, and earlier ones in California and Illinois, have sparked a wave of litigation over First, Fourth, and Tenth Amendment violations. As legal professionals, we are now navigating a complex intersection of aggressive federal enforcement given prior precedents under immigration laws under the United States Constitution.
This MCLE webinar will focus on Constitutional rights in the setting of recent ICE enforcement and other actions, including the Supreme Court decision involving Kristi Noem, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security vs Perdomo.
When: Wednesday, May 13th
Time: 6 PM PST
RSVP: Zoom Registration
Throughout his career, Professor Bill Ong Hing pursued social justice through a combination of community work, litigation, and scholarship. He is the author of numerous academic and practice-oriented publications on immigration policy and race relations, including Humanizing Immigration: How to Transform Our Racist and Unjust System (Beacon Press 2023), American Presidents, Deportation and Human Rights Violations (Cambridge Univ. Press 2019); Ethical Borders—NAFTA, Globalization, and Mexican Migration (Temple University Press, 2010), Deporting Our Souls–Morality, Values, and Immigration Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2006), Defining America Through Immigration Policy (Temple University Press, 2004), and Making and Remaking Asian America Through Immigration Policy (Stanford University Press, 1993). His book To Be An American: Cultural Pluralism and the Rhetoric of Assimilation (NYU Press, 1997) received the award for Outstanding Academic Book by the librarians’ journal Choice. He was also co-counsel in the precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court asylum case, INS v. Cardoza–Fonseca (1987), and represented the State Bar of California in In Re Sergio Garcia (2014), in granting a law license to an undocumented law graduate. Hing is the founder of the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in San Francisco and continues to volunteer as general counsel for this organization.
David Michael Bigeleisen is a leading criminal defense lawyer. He has been saving people since 1975. Every client is special. He treats each client as if he or she is the only client he has. He truly cares about his clients. Whether the case is a white collar case, a sex case or a misdemeanor, his diligent, polished approach is directed to one thing, and one thing only- the very best result for each client.