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Immigration Law Section: A Conversation with ICE – Current Enforcement Priorities and Prosecutorial Discretion
Join the Immigration Law Section’s Newer Lawyers Division in a conversation with Karen Lundgren, Chief Counsel, Chicago, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), ICE regarding ICE’s current enforcement priorities and prosecutorial discretion. The discussion will focus on the most recently issued prosecutorial discretion memorandums, what this means for those individuals in removal proceedings and those wishing to submit prosecutorial discretion requests to their local OPLA office.
Presented by: Immigration Law Section
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About the Presenter
Karen Lundgren, Chief Counsel, Chicago, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor
In July 2005, Karen became the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) Chicago Chief Counsel, and in June 2016, she was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in the same position. As Chief Counsel, Karen manages OPLA Chicago which includes offices in Chicago, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri. The OPLA Chicago area of responsibility includes Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Karen also leads OPLA’s Denaturalization Program. Prior to joining the United States Government, Karen began her legal career in the private sector working with the Law Offices of James J. DesVeaux practicing insurance defense litigation. She then joined the Peace Corps with her husband and spent two years in rural El Salvador. Upon returning to the United States, Karen joined the former INS as an Assistant District Counsel. She received her J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and her B.S. in economics from Iowa State University.
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