Preparing Nonprofits for ICE Interactions (2026)

Preparing Nonprofits for ICE Interactions
Monday, March 30 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Webinar

Presented by: Beth Dougherty, Attorney & Director of Legal Education Initiatives, and Diane J. (DJ) Stoeberl, Attorney, Cheshire Law Group

Offered in Partnership with: Cheshire Law Group and PAnonprofitlaw.com

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, March 29, 11:59 PM

Since January 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) interactions have surged as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hired over 12,000 new agents and expanded its headcount to over 22,000. With this surge, DHS’ hiring practices and training standards have changed in ways that have considerably heightened the risks of violence and the disregard for protocols that protect civil rights. These heightened risks are especially challenging for nonprofits that serve children and families, as schools and daycares, food pantries and community centers, and social service organizations increasingly become targets for immigrant enforcement. Even religious organizations are targets.

In the face of this escalated risk, nonprofits are discovering that they must now revisit how they’ve been preparing for interactions with federal immigration enforcement agents.

This session, led by two PA attorneys specializing in nonprofit law, provides a critical roadmap for risk mitigation, including:

• How the current legal landscape is impacting nonprofits
• How to prepare your nonprofit for an interaction with ICE
• How to review your nonprofit’s I-9 compliance and prepare for potential I-9 audits and worksite visits (internal self-audits mitigate the risks of fines and penalties)

*PLEASE NOTE:

• This is an informational session, and no legal advice will be given to attendees. Attendees seeking legal advice should engage legal counsel. Attendees’ attendance does not establish an attorney-client relationship with the presenters or their law firm, even if attendees ask questions and receive responses from the presenters.
• This session will be recorded. A link to the recording will be shared with all registrants and may also be shared with others who inquire about this content after the live session has ended. Attendees will be able to ask questions anonymously during the webinar via Zoom’s Q&A feature. Any questions shared with PANO staff and the presenters, either in advance during the registration process or during the live webinar, will be kept confidential.

Single Login Cost:
FREE per person for PANO Members | $20 per person for Not-Yet Members

Terms of Participation
Your purchase entitles you to a single login. Please do not share the login information with others, as it may interfere with your ability to join. If multiple individuals from your organization would like to view the webinar, please purchase separate tickets for each person or consider a group screening ticket (below).

Group Screening Cost (4-10 individuals):
FREE per group for PANO Members | $64 per group for Not-Yet Members

Terms of Participation
If you have 4-10 individuals interested in viewing the webinar, please have one person register selecting the group ticket. You can then enter the names and email addresses of up to 9 other individuals to add to your group ticket.

This option makes the most sense when you have 4-10 individuals interested in viewing the webinar. For fewer than 4 attendees, a single login ticket for each person is the most cost-effective option. For more than 10 attendees, please email Christina at christina@pano.org to discuss options.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, March 29, 11:59 PM

Materials & Login/Call-In Instructions:
Materials (PowerPoint and other handouts), along with login instructions will be emailed to attendees the morning of the webinar. PANO uses Zoom as our webinar platform; you can familiarize yourself with Zoom and/or join a test meeting prior to this session.

Can’t attend? All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar following the live session! Additionally, the recording will be uploaded to PANO’s Online Store for purchase (FREE for PANO Members | $20 for Not-Yet Members) within a week of the live event.

About the Facilitators

This session is presented by Beth Dougherty and Diane J. (DJ) Stoeberl, attorneys with Cheshire Law Group, a Pennsylvania law firm exclusively serving the day-to-day and strategic legal needs of nonprofit organizations and the publisher of PAnonprofitlaw.com, a new legal resource offering downloadable legal tools and templates that help support the legal needs of Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations.