BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20261008T090000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_139_5ac419d8b8694cbc0e3a1043a7f639f7@engage.nationalpoliceaccountability.org SUMMARY:Building Cases Against ICE: FTCA & Section 1983 Fu ndamentals X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

EVENT DESCRIPTION

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The National Police Accou ntability Project (NPAP) will host a two-d ay intensive training in Austin\, Texas on October 8–9\, 2026\, focused on building civil rights cases against state and federal law enforcement. Attendees may participate in person or virtually.

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Sessions will cover the fundamentals of Section 1 983 litigation\, bringing claims against ICE and o ther federal law enforcement officers under the Fe deral Tort Claims Act (FTCA)\, and practical strat egies for investigating and developing civil right s cases. The curriculum will build on NPAP's previ ous bootcamps\, with additional focus on issues an d strategies relevant to practitioners and communi ties in Texas and the surrounding region.

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Priority registration is for residents of Texa s\, Oklahoma\, and New Mexico.

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Audience & Learning Goals

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De signed for attorneys who are newer to police misco nduct and civil rights litigation\, the training w ill provide practical tools for identifying action able misconduct\, developing claims\, and strength ening litigation strategies. Legal workers\, law s tudents\, and advocates working alongside impacted communities are also encouraged to attend.

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This training is limited to individu als based in Texas\, Oklahoma\, New Mexico\, or Ar kansas\, as well as practitioners who represent cl ients or take cases in one or more of these states .

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Topics will include :

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Panels include:
\n Current Landsca pe of Federal Law Enforcement Accountability 
\n Common FTCA Legal Issues 
\n FTCA Actiona ble Conduct: Use of force\,  stops and on-the-stre et detentions  
\n FTCA Actionable Conduct: D etention-related claims
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\n C onfirmed Speakers (this list will be updated as ad ditional speakers are confirmed): 
\ n Eliana Machefsky\, Staff Attorney at NPAP
\n Lauren Bonds\, Executi ve Director at NPAP
\n Khaled Alrabe\, Senior Staff Attorney at The National Immigration Projec t
\n Zachary Manfredi\, Democracy Forward  
\n Kassandra Gonzalez\, Senior Staff Attorney \, Texas Civil Rights Project
\n Christopher Benoit\, Benoit Legal\, PLLC
\n UA Lewis< br />\n Tannya Benavides\, Local Progress
\n Karen Munoz Trevino\, Policy Attorney at the Immig rant Legal Resource Center
\n Sam Benavides         
\n Jordan Buckley    

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DATE and TIME

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Thurs day\, October 8\, 2026
\n Fe deral Law Enforcement Accountability: FTCA Litigat ion & Claims Involving ICE

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Friday\, October 9\, 2026
\n Federal Law Enforcement Acco untability: Section 1983 Basics and Elect ion Protection 

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ACCOMMODATIONS

\n \n < p>We have secured a hotel room block for attendees at the Hilton Garden Inn - Austin University Capitol Di strict. If you plan to stay at the conference hotel\, please make your reservation using the lin k below.

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Please note that the  hotel block rate will expire on September 25\, or earlier if the block sells out.

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Reserve your room here:  https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-ev ent/npapinaustintexas2026/

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\n < h3>LOCATION\n \n

This event is being held in-person and will also be recorded . The event location is below:\n \n

KMFA Austin (41 Navasota Street\, Austin\, TX 78702)

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FINANCIAL SUPPORT

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This event is free for all attendees.

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ACCESSIBILITY

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It is our priority to ensure accessibility for all at tendees - please contact KG at kg@nlg-npap.org if you have specific inquiries regarding the in-perso n experience.

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DESCRIPTION:EVENT DESCRIPTION\n \n \n The National Police Acco untability Project (NPAP) will host a two-day inte nsive training in Austin\, Texas on October 8–9\, 2026\, focused on building civil rights cases agai nst state and federal law enforcement. Attendees m ay participate in person or virtually.\n \n \n \n Sessions will cover the fundamentals of Section 19 83 litigation\, bringing claims against ICE and ot her federal law enforcement officers under the Fed eral Tort Claims Act (FTCA)\, and practical strate gies for investigating and developing civil rights cases. The curriculum will build on NPAP's previo us bootcamps\, with additional focus on issues and strategies relevant to practitioners and communit ies in Texas and the surrounding region.\n \n \n \ n Priority registration is for residents of Texas\ , Oklahoma\, and New Mexico.\n \n \n \n Audience & Learning Goals\n \n \n \n Designed for attorneys who are newer to police misconduct and civil right s litigation\, the training will provide practical tools for identifying actionable misconduct\, dev eloping claims\, and strengthening litigation stra tegies. Legal workers\, law students\, and advocat es working alongside impacted communities are also encouraged to attend.\n \n \n \n This training is limited to individuals based in Texas\, Oklahoma\ , New Mexico\, or Arkansas\, as well as practition ers who represent clients or take cases in one or more of these states.\n \n \n \n Topics will inclu de:\n \n \n \n \n Current landscape of federal la w enforcement accountability\n Common FTCA legal issues\n FTCA claims involving immigration enforc ement and detention\n Section 1983 fundamentals\n Identifying actionable misconduct\n Election pr otection and responding to law enforcement presenc e at the polls\n \n \n Panels include:\n \n Curren t Landscape of Federal Law Enforcement Accountabil ity \n \n Common FTCA Legal Issues \n \n FTCA Acti onable Conduct: Use of force\,  stops and on-the-s treet detentions  \n \n FTCA Actionable Conduct: D etention-related claims\n \n \n \n Confirmed Speak ers (this list will be updated as additional speak ers are confirmed): \n \n Eliana Machefsky\, Staff Attorney at NPAP (https://nationalpoliceaccountab ility.org/our-team/)\n \n Lauren Bonds\, Executive Director at NPAP (https://nationalpoliceaccountab ility.org/our-team/)\n \n Khaled Alrabe\, Senior S taff Attorney at The National Immigration Project (https://nipnlg.org/about/who-we-are)\n \n Zachary Manfredi\, Democracy Forward \n \n Kassandra Gonz alez\, Senior Staff Attorney\, Texas Civil Rights Project\n \n Christopher Benoit\, Benoit Legal\, P LLC (https://benoitlegal.com/en/the-team)\n \n UA Lewis\n \n Tannya Benavides\, Local Progress\n \n Karen Munoz Trevino\, Policy Attorney at the Immig rant Legal Resource Center\n \n Sam Benavides         \n \n Jordan Buckley    \n \n \n \n \n DATE an d TIME\n \n \n Thursday\, October 8\, 2026\n \n Fe deral Law Enforcement Accountability: FTCA Litigat ion & Claims Involving ICE\n \n \n \n \n 8:00am - 4:00PM MST\n 9:00am - 5:00PM CST\n \n \n Friday\ , October 9\, 2026\n \n Federal Law Enforcement Ac countability: Section 1983 Basics and Election Pro tection \n \n \n \n \n 8:00am - 1:00PM MST\n 9:0 0am - 2:00pm CST\n \n \n \n ACCOMMODATIONS\n \n \n \n We have secured a hotel room block for attende es at the (https://visitingmedia.com/app/properti es/5217/all-assets-share?asset=347482&menu=1)Hilto n Garden Inn - Austin University Capitol District (https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/ausaugi-hilton-g arden-inn-austin-university-capitol-district/). If you plan to stay at the conference hotel\, please make your reservation using the link below.\n \n \n \n Please note that the hotel block rate will e xpire on September 25\, or earlier if the block se lls out.\n \n \n \n Reserve your room here:  https ://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/npapinaustint exas2026/ (https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-eve nt/npapinaustintexas2026/)\n \n \n \n \n LOCATION\ n \n \n This event is being held in-person and wil l also be recorded. The event location is below:\n \n \n \n KMFA Austin (41 Navasota Street\, Austin \, TX 78702)\n \n \n \n \n FINANCIAL SUPPORT\n \n \n This event is free for all attendees.\n \n \n \ n \n ACCESSIBILITY\n \n \n It is our priority to e nsure accessibility for all attendees - please con tact KG at kg@nlg-npap.org if you have specific in quiries regarding the in-person experience.\n \n \ n \n CATEGORIES:In-Person CLE CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T090000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261009T150000 URL:https://engage.nationalpoliceaccountability.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=139 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR