YPIN: Immigration and Opportunity in Seattle
April 10th, 2025 6:00PM -7:00PM
In this uncertain moment, we rely on structures in place locally to ensure our region remains a beacon for inclusion and opportunity. Join us for a fireside chat that focuses on the role immigration plays in shaping Seattle’s culture and economy, and especially on the steps needed to continue cultivating that part of the region’s identity.
Key topics include statewide legislation, local and statewide interactions with immigration enforcement processes, and local immigration programs and services.
This program is free for students, YPIN, and WAC members and open to all interested in Seattle’s global community.
About the Speaker
Professor Angélica Cházaro joined the University of Washington law school faculty in 2013 as a visiting assistant professor. She teaches Critical Race Theory, Poverty Law, Professional Responsibility and courses on Immigration Law. Professor Cházaro earned her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she received the Jane Marks Murphy Prize for Excellence in Clinical Advocacy and was named a Lowenstein Fellow. She was a Kent Scholar, a Stone Scholar, and an editor of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. Before attending Columbia, Professor Cházaro earned a B.A. in Women's Studies from Harvard University.
Following law school, Professor Cházaro received a Ford Foundation fellowship to work with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) in Seattle. During her seven years at NWIRP she specialized in representing immigrant survivors of violence and directed one of the organization's offices in Eastern Washington, focusing on providing immigration legal services to farmworkers. Professor Cházaro served as a chief negotiator during a 56-day hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center, representing immigrant detainees. She has been interviewed in national and international news outlets for her work on behalf of immigrants. She is a member of the Blue Ribbon Commission convened by the National Day Laborer's Organizing Network to provide the Executive Branch with recommendations on administrative relief for undocumented people.
Additional Speaker to be announced.
About Our Moderator
Stefan de Villiers has served on the YPIN Board since September 2024. Outside of YPIN, he works on energy and utility policy as a consumer advocate at the state level. He has previously worked for the federal government and nonprofits on issues related to international economics and the rule of law. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2022 with a degree in economics, mathematics, and data science.