Immigration issues are once again at the center of the legal debate in Madrid. From Wednesday, September 30, through Friday, October 2, the Madrid Bar Association will hold its second Immigration Conference at its headquarters at Serrano 9. Three days to dissect where the rules of the game are headed.
The event kicks off on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Scheduled to attend the opening ceremony are the Secretary of State for Migration, Pilar Cancela Rodríguez; the Government Delegate for the Community of Madrid, Francisco Martín Aguirre; the Chief of Police of Madrid, Javier María Galván Ruiz; and Emilio Ramírez Matos, a member of the ICAM Governing Board and head of the Immigration Division.
The first session will focus on the local level. The Director General of the General State Administration in the Territory, Pilar González Puente, will discuss how immigration matters are managed at the local level, and Paloma Pérez Cortijo, Director of the Labor and Immigration Division in Madrid, will review what has been accomplished and what remains to be done at the capital’s Immigration Office. The conference will conclude with a panel discussion on the impact of the extraordinary regularization process on case processing, featuring representatives from the offices in Málaga and A Coruña.
On Thursday, the focus shifts to Europe and the courts. Topics will include international mobility and remote work; the Supreme Court’s most recent rulings on the Immigration Regulations and the free movement of EU citizens and their family members; and coordination among government agencies to monitor documentation and conduct inspections. And the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, featuring experts in international protection and representatives from UNHCR.
There are more issues on the table: access to employment for refugees and those who have been victims of trafficking or sexual crimes, the ongoing problems with foreign nationals’ documents, and the digitization of case files. On Friday, Fernando Portillo, a judge on the administrative court in Melilla, will offer a judicial perspective on the new regulations.
Why should any of this matter to you? Quite a lot, even if you’re not planning to attend the conference. Many of the obstacles you encounter when scheduling an appointment, renewing a card, or gathering paperwork stem from administrative decisions discussed in forums like this one. If your case gets stuck or you’re given an impossible appointment date, don’t let it slide: seek advice and review your case without rushing.
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