Baltimore Immigration Summit

Baltimore United: Solidarity and Action in Uncertain Times

Date:
Friday, May 30, 2025 

Location:
Towson University

About:
On Friday, May 30, 2025, the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MIMA), Baltimore County, and Towson University will host the 12th Annual Baltimore Immigration Summit. The theme this year is Baltimore United: Solidarity and Action in Uncertain Times.

Key Dates:

  • February 14, 2025: Deadline for proposal submission
  • March 10, 2025: Notification of acceptances by this day
  • March 24, 2025: Presenters must register by this date
  • March 31, 2025: Registration opens to the general public until space is filled

Contact:
Please email BIS@baltimorecity.gov with any questions.


General Information

The Baltimore Immigration Summit is a one-day event that brings together academics, policymakers, service providers, activists, community leaders, and others working with and for New Americans (immigrants and refugees) in our region. Baltimore and its surrounding suburbs represent an area with a growing and diverse New American population, and local governments view New Americans as essential to the region's ongoing resurgence.

Panelists at the Baltimore Immigration Summit    

The conference location alternates each year between Towson University in Baltimore County and Morgan State University in Baltimore City, a representation of the ongoing partnership between Baltimore City and County to serve New Americans.


Baltimore Immigration Summit 2023

2023 marked the 10th Baltimore Immigration Summit. On Friday, June 2, 2023, Towson University and the Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MIMA) hosted the Baltimore Immigration Summit, returning after a three-year hiatus. The theme of the 2023 event was “Working Towards Equity: Strength and Transformation in Immigrant Communities.” The keynote speaker was Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, the President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS). 

Krish O'Mara Vignarajah Keynote    Officials at the Baltimore Immigration Summit

To learn more about the 10th Baltimore Immigration Summit or previous Summits, please check the Towson University website