“The Current Challenges of Immigration and Reform” will be the topic of a panel discussion at the April 19 meeting of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization at 7 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, behind Monument Hall in Princeton. The event is free and open to the public.

The panel will discuss the current status of the Obama administration’s immigration policy on undocumented immigrants, the issues facing undocumented immigrants in New Jersey, and the efforts of Princeton to address immigration issues and to welcome immigrants to our community.

Panelists are: Alice Lugo, Immigration Counsel for U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey; Tatiana Durbak, Esq., who specializes in Immigration Law; Maria R. Juega, executive director of the Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, located in Trenton; Princeton Councilwoman Heather Howard; and John Heilner, chair of the Immigration Subcommittee, Princeton Human Rights Commission.

A question-and-answer period will follow short presentations by each panelist. For more information on the PCDO please go to www.princetondems.org.