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Beth Lyon

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Clinical Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

 Ithaca, NY
Joined November 2011
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4/4 - 5:30-6:30 p.m. Keynote Panel: Immigration Narratives in the Age of Disinformation facebook.com/events/65076274…
Immigration Narratives in the Age of Disinformation

Immigration Narratives in the Age of Disinformation

Event by Define American on Friday, September 8 2023

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3/4 - 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Panel: The State of Hate Online- White Supremacist Communities Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8445458576… 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Panel: Technical Approaches to Tracking Xenophobia Online Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8924027439…
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2/4 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Panel: Immigration Narratives Dominating Media Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8340946919…
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1/4 Tune in today for the public sessions of the Research Summit on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Combating Online Xenophobia organized by @DefineAmerican and the @Cornell Xenophobia Meter Project. All times Eastern.
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Good thing US and China have totally different views on how to use AI, right? Right?
Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) profile pictureBrian Merchant@bcmerchant25 Aug 2023
The Customs and Border Patrol is using a shady AI surveillance tool to analyze "sentiment and emotion" in social media posts, in order to detect signs of anger and threats to national security, it says. What could go wrong 404media.co/ai-surveillance-…
The A.I. Surveillance Tool DHS Uses to Detect ‘Sentiment and Emotion’

The A.I. Surveillance Tool DHS Uses to Detect ‘Sentiment and Emotion’

Internal DHS and corporate documents detail the agency’s relationship with Fivecast, a company that promises to scan for “risk terms and phrases” online.

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Student veterans help launch Veterans Law Practicum which will serve as a hub for eligible veterans seeking legal information, advice, and representation. bit.ly/45lOPGO
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We submitted a request for a Thematic Hearing to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the human rights abuses endemic in the system of privatized immigrant detention in Georgia and across the U.S. Along with our partners @pennlaw @UTexasLaw projectsouth.org/wp-content/…
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🗣️📣Join us on Sept. 8 for a thought-provoking conversation between @Joseiswriting and @BostonJoan on the impact of misinformation on #immigrantcommunities. You don't want to miss it! 🤩 RSVP for in-person: eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-… Or join us online at bit.ly/DisinformationEvent
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The Blassberg-Rice Center for Entrepreneurship Law will expand the entrepreneurship law clinic to Roosevelt Island, add 2 new practitioners & give Cornell J.D.s the opportunity to work with NYC start-ups: bit.ly/3OswZLy @CornellLaw @Cornell #LLM #LawTech #CornellTech
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Join me & others across the country this weekend who are demanding justice for the lives taken and violated by these systems and calling for the closure of these deadly cages. #FreeDaniel #JusticeForErnesto #ShutThemDown 5/5 bit.ly/12HoursToolKit
12 HOURS OF ACTION - PRIMARY TOOLKIT

12 HOURS OF ACTION - PRIMARY TOOLKIT

ERNESTO ROCHA CUADRA (right) Survived by his grieving brother (Frank on left) & their family across California ANADITH TANAY REYES ÁLVAREZ Survived by her grieving family & community in NY & NJ WHY?...

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Instead, billions are poured into this dehumanizing system that causes premature death and provides no social good or public service. 4/5 bit.ly/DanielCortesArticle
New complaint alleges sex assault, medical neglect, abuse of detainee at Louisiana ICE facility

New complaint alleges sex assault, medical neglect, abuse of detainee at Louisiana ICE facility

The attorneys and advocates who filed the complaint on Daniel Cortes De La Valle’s behalf are asking ICE to release him immediately.

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Working class ppl deserve their hard-earned tax $$ @POTUS, @VP to be spent on things that improve their lives and communities, like education, infrastructure, food sustainability, addressing climate change, & more. 3/5
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This recording sheds light on a state-sanctioned (@DHSgov, @ICEgov) xenophobic incident against a medically vulnerable immigrant father, legal advocates, and myself on April 6, 2023. 2/5 bit.ly/OpeningRemarksMC
Opening Remarks of Monica Cornejo, PhD

Opening Remarks of Monica Cornejo, PhD

July 21, 2023

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After much counsel & consideration, I have decided to release an audio recording taken inside Immigration Detention–a multibillion dollar business (@WeAreGeo) profiting off dehumanizing warehousing of Black, Indigenous, and other immigrants of color. 1/5 bit.ly/WhatIsThisAudio
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Officers working for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative were ordered to push "small children and nursing babies" back into the Rio Grande, according to an email from a trooper "I believe we have stepped over a line into the inhumane" expressnews.com/politics/tex…
Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say

Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say

The July 3 account, reviewed by Hearst Newspapers, discloses several previously...

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Congratulations to Seth Marin for making history in NY State and for being the first trans man in the history of the United States to serve as a judge! So proud of your accomplishment and excited to see what you do on the bench. advocate.com/transgender/tra…
Trans Judge Appointed in New York, Makes History

Trans Judge Appointed in New York, Makes History

While transgender women have been seated as judges in the United States, the appointment is the first for a trans man.

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the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Created to help bridge the housing justice gap in Ithaca and the surrounding counties, the work of the Hotline and Practicum has only accelerated as pandemic-era tenant protections continue to disintegrate.
several fireworks and noise makers and congratulations written in black script in the middle.

ALT several fireworks and noise makers and congratulations written in black script in the middle.

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Congratulations to the Tenants Legal Hotline on reaching 1,000 Cases! Each intake represents a household in need of legal advice or representation. The Hotline, where #CornellLaw school’s Tenants Advocacy Practicum receives cases, is a student-driven pro bono project started in
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Congratulations to our Commission Member, Justice James Hyer, on his Community Excellence Award at tonight’s @lgbtbarny gala! @GovKathyHochul also brought the crowd to its feet.
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As the scheduled end of #Title42 approaches, let's not forget the massive human suffering it has inflicted: 13,000+ reports of torture, kidnappings, attacks - a horrific legacy. Don't replace it & inflict more misery @POTUS: #NoAsylumBan
Human Rights First (@humanrights1st) profile pictureHuman Rights First@humanrights1st2 May 2023
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➡️Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=sy5VQvDG… ➡️Read our full report on Title 42: bit.ly/T42HRFReport ➡️Read this summary of strong opposition to Biden's proposed #AsylumBan, including the UNHCR/@Refugees submission cited on @LastWeekTonight: bit.ly/3LteaGM
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