CONFERENCE

Join us September 1–2, 2026, for a convening of lawyers, leaders, and advocates to share collective learning on the legal landscape facing forcibly displaced people in the United States. Conference attendees will explore collective enterprise and collaboration to address and fulfill the right of due process, security of person, and non-discrimination for all those moving through humanitarian pathways.

This conference centers on the challenges and opportunities facing Afghan and Ukrainian community members and others navigating through humanitarian legal pathways (SIV, TPS, parole, etc.) in Iowa and beyond.

Sessions marked with * count for CLE credit in Iowa. A total of 4.75 hours is available.

September 1, 2026 (Click Link to Access Agenda)

Full-Day Conference | 8:15 AM – 4:15 PM | Lunch Provided

Lunch Keynote | 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Michele McKenzie, The Advocates for Human Rights | Free and Open to the Public

Keynote Lecture | Translating Afghanistan | Hajar Hussaini, Skidmore College | 7 PM Lecture | Free and Open to the Public

September 2, 2026 (Click Link to Access Agenda)

Breakfast Networking Social and Launch of the ALL Iowa Report | 9 – 10 AM

Roundtable: Building and Sustaining Immigration Legal Advocacy in Iowa | 10 AM - 12 PM

Poetry Workshop with Hajar Hussiani | 2 PM – 4 PM