{"id":33341,"date":"2025-05-14T08:46:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=33341"},"modified":"2025-05-14T08:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T12:46:34","slug":"conference-explores-landmark-immigration-case-15-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/14\/conference-explores-landmark-immigration-case-15-years-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Explores Landmark Immigration Case 15 Years On"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visiting Director of Clinical and Experimental Learning Michael Vastine at a conference examining landmark case Padilla at 15.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Stetson Law\u2019s Office of Clinical and Experiential Education recently invited defense attorneys to reflect on their work through the lens of a key case involving immigrants\u2019 constitutional rights in criminal proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference, \u201cPadilla v. Kentucky <\/em>at 15 Years: Asserting the Constitutional Rights of Immigrant Defendants,\u201dexamined Padilla<\/em>, a landmark case the U.S. Supreme Court decided in 2010, and all that has happened since. The decision recognized that constitutional rights of immigrants accused of crimes include accurate information about how the outcome of their case might affect their ability to remain in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by Visiting Director of Clinical and Experiential Education Michael Vastine<\/strong>, a nationally recognized immigration law expert, the conference explored established issues and what Vastine called \u201chot issues\u201d alike in the area of law where immigration law and criminal law overlap. In the early planning stages of the event in the fall of 2024, organizers had not anticipated the seismic shifts in the national conversation on immigration policy that have since ensued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe couldn\u2019t expect that this issue \u2013 which some people find controversial; we <\/em>think it\u2019s just part of our day-to-day work \u2013 of immigration consequences of crimes would almost be quaint as opposed to the issues we\u2019re all confronting with civil rights, constitutional freedoms around the country all converging,\u201d Vastine said as the day-long event started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A gathering of national experts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The day\u2019s conversations included panel discussions among legal scholars, elected public defenders, and non-government organization leaders. They explored structural changes resulting from Padilla,<\/em> the intersection of constitutional questions and immigration law, and other questions stemming from the case. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Practitioners from across the country participated in the Padilla Conference in April of 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Practical discussions delved into the immigration consequences of specific crimes, Padilla<\/em>\u2019s role in determining the appropriate consequences within the specific circumstances of a given case, the pragmatic impacts of current events as well as federal and state legislation (including the Laken Riley Act) on criminal-immigrant defense, and other topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An inspiring perspective<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The event\u2019s keynote speaker was Hon. Beverly Martin<\/strong>, a retired judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit who now volunteers extensively for an organization that helps former gang members reintegrate into society after incarceration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vastine referred to her as a hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHer passion for justice is just infectious,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing historical figures like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the late Congressman Jon Lewis, she encouraged her audience to remain steadfast in their commitment to their clientele, who are among the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hon. Beverly Martin gives a keynote speech at an April conference exploring Padilla, a landmark 2010 case.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThe work you do is hard and I think that\u2019s one of the most important things about us being able to be here today,\u201d she said. \u201cIn this work, not only will you be sad \u2013 that helps you see things better \u2013 you will be underestimated.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also urged her audience to understand the perspectives of others and to see a silver lining in often emotionally draining nature of their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFirst, we should be grateful, or certainly I\u2019m grateful, that you have seen things that make you cry so that you can see the world more clearly. I\u2019m appreciate that you are willing to do that, that you have those eyes,\u201d Martin said. \u201cBut I think we also should be grateful that we found our path.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the Padilla v. Kentucky at 15 Years conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stetson Law\u2019s Office of Clinical and Experiential Education recently invited defense attorneys to reflect on their work through the lens of a key case involving immigrants\u2019 constitutional rights in criminal proceedings. The conference, \u201cPadilla v. 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