One of the secrets to running a successful immigration legal services program is prioritizing efficiency and organization. This allows your program to keep up with unexpected challenges, while helping as many people as possible. Let CLINIC help you prepare! Over four weeks, this introductory-level course covers the basic components of effective case management techniques and […]
This six-week training will explore the process of gaining permanent residence through a family relationship. We will explain which individuals are eligible based on family relationships and how each step of the process works. Throughout the course, participants will review both the law and procedure for immigrating through a family relationship, including examination and critique […]
Join The Alliance's 5th Annual Refugee Mental Health and Wellness Conference. The conference brings together refugee leaders, social service providers, mental health clinicians, students, and refugee advocates from across the world. This year, the theme is Recovery, Resilience, & Renewal: Hope and Healing in Challenging Times. The conference will feature keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and opportunities for […]
The ABA Commission on Immigration and ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy are co-hosting a half-day training designed to educate pro bono attorneys and new immigration practitioners. This complimentary training provides an overview of working with children and families in immigration cases in three informative panels. First, panelists will discuss key forms of legal relief when […]
This is the first webinar in the four-part series, “Selected Issues in U Nonimmigrant Status.” In week one, students will focus on U status eligibility issues related to qualifying crimes, definition of victim, proving physical and mental harm, and obtaining law enforcement certifications. Presenters will also discuss considerations for clients awaiting adjudication including the bona […]
This is the second webinar in the four-part series, “Selected Issues in U Nonimmigrant Status.” In week two, we will focus on how to address grounds of inadmissibility in the initial application as well as new grounds of inadmissibility that arise while in U status. Presenters will focus on the importance of discretionary determinations in […]
Join experts in advocacy, lobbying and communications to learn how you can help to advocate for immigration policy change by holding effective meetings with your members of Congress, and by drafting an impactful op-ed to be published in a local or national newspaper. This training will help busy immigration legal professionals learn how to use […]
Transparency in the immigration system is vital—open records investigations at the state level are a critical, but often challenging part of ensuring an open system. Join experts from the American Immigration Council, the ACLU of Michigan, and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) for a webinar on the importance of transparency work at the state […]
On March 7, USCIS announced a new policy creating eligibility for deferred action and employment authorization for young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status who are stuck in the SIJS "visa backlog." The policy goes into effect on May 6. This webinar, hosted by the EndSIJSBacklog Coalition and intended for legal practitioners who represent SIJS youth, will discuss […]
This is the third webinar in the four-part series, “Selected Issues in U Nonimmigrant Status.” In week three, we will focus on strategic considerations in situations where more than one family member qualifies to be a principal beneficiary, derivative age-out issues, and the law and procedures relating to applying for qualifying family members at the […]
Immigration law is often described as one of the most complicated areas of practice in the United States. How can new and aspiring practitioners learn the necessary immigration law and skills to be effective advocates for their clients? CLINIC’s Comprehensive Overview of Immigration Law, or COIL, e-learning course provides an overview of core immigration law […]
This is the last webinar in the four-part series, “Selected Issues in U Nonimmigrant Status.” Students will focus on U status eligibility issues related to qualifying crimes, definition of victim, proving physical and mental harm, and obtaining law enforcement certifications. Presenters will also discuss considerations for clients awaiting adjudication including the bona fide determination process, […]
Immigrant integration and inclusion happen most effectively at the local level. Community partnerships are an effective method for nonprofit agencies to expand their reach, engage more community members, and accomplish desired goals on a larger scale. This workshop will introduce integration basics, such as common terminology, and explore characteristics of effective integration programming with various […]
There is growing evidence that the impact of directly supporting others through experiences of trauma can lead not only to compassion fatigue and burn out, but secondary traumatic stress. The purpose of this webinar is to support professionals like social workers, social service providers, mental health providers, legal staff and attorneys who work directly with […]
The Department of Homeland Security announced a proposed overhaul of asylum procedures in an interim final rule that will be published this week. For example, asylum officers now will be empowered to hear and decide asylum claims in a non-adversarial setting. But the rule also introduces drastic timelines that threaten due process protections, such as […]