CONGRATS to Hiroshi Motomura!

The National Immigration Project is pleased to recognize Hiroshi Motomura for his achievements and contributions to defending the rights of immigrants. A benefit reception will be held in honor of Hiroshi on Friday, June 27, 2008, from 6 to 7:30 pm, at Pan Pacific Hotel, Oceanview Suites 2-4, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, site of this year’s American Immigration Lawyers Association conference.

Hiroshi Motomura is one of the country’s most influential teachers and scholars of immigration law. Hiroshi’s keen scholarship in immigration law has been the basis for litigation strategies and arguments that have contributed to several Supreme Court victories for justice for immigrants, including Zadvydas v Davis, INS v St. Cyr, and Clark v. Martinez. Hiroshi has been a pro bono consultant on many cases, and he is a co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network in Denver and serves on the organization’s Board of Directors. Hiroshi is currently Kenan Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina, and in July will become a professor at the UCLA School of Law. Even if you cannot attend the reception, we encourage you to show your support by ordering an ad in the reception program with a message of congratulations for Hiroshi. For more information about the reception and to purchase an ad, please visit our website: http://www.nationalimmigrationproject.org/Events/Motomura_2008/Motomura_webpage.htm

KJ