Immigration lawyers group bitterly divided over Cecilia Muñoz’s pick as keynote speaker
*Some members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association say the White House Domestic Policy Director represents an administration that’s casued hostility and harm to immigrants. They don’t want her speaking at their annual conference. VL
More than [tweet_dis]a dozen members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) are demanding that White House official Cecilia Muñoz be dropped as the keynote speaker[/tweet_dis] for the group’s annual conference next week.
[pullquote][tweet_dis]“We will have her come and speak to our conference. We will behave professionally, but we will also challenge her to account for the Administration’s actions.” -Crystal Williams, AILA Executive Director[/tweet_dis][/pullquote]They claim Muñoz, who is the White House Domestic Policy Council Director, represents an administration whose policies have been hostile and harmful to immigrants.
But AILA Executive Director Crystal Williams said on an online posting
that she will keep Muñoz as the keynote speaker at the conference, which is scheduled to take place from June 17 to June 20.
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