Immigration and Civil Liberties 2007

November 10, 2007 (All day)

November 10, 2-4pm

The Chantilly Regional Library, Chantilly, Virginia

A free public discussion with Max A. Sevilla Legislative Consultant on Immigration Issues, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

The focus of the event will be on the question Do the federal Constitution and laws limit local action against immigrants? Questions to be discussed include:

  • Can localities deny public services to people they suspect of being in the U.S. unlawfully?
  • What may local governments do, and not do, to determine people's immigration status?
  • What are the prospects for federal legislative reform, and what does the ACLU support?

Sevilla Max Sevillia is the full-time legislative consultant on immigration issues for the ACLU national legislative office in Washington. He functions as ACLU legislative counsel on all immigration-related matters, lobbying Congress in support of ACLU positions and articulating them to the press and the public. Before joining the ACLU he was senior legislative assistant and Judiciary Committee counsel to U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), advising him on issues from immigration to international relations to telecommunications. Mr. Sevillia previously served U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) as an aide on a similar range of issues. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown Law School.


The Chantilly Regional Library is located at 4000 Stringfellow Road, Chantilly, VA 21051.
For more information or RSVP: (703) 360-1096 or novachapter@acluva.org