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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) is getting close to rolling out the documents and supporting materials you will need to get involved in their public charge proposal comment strategy, and they are planning to release them on a partner webinar. The PIF team and partners will cover: PIF’s comment period strategy PIF's template comment for use […]
Policy changes brought by the Biden Administration reintroduced Prosecutorial Discretion (PD) as an option for immigrant advocates. The University of Houston Law Center’s Immigration Clinic will introduce and explain how to effectively use PD in the immigration context—which can be an incredibly impactful, beneficial, and efficient option to pursue on behalf of clients with disparate […]
This is the first webinar in the four-part series, "Selected Issues in Inadmissibility." In this first webinar, we will discuss the INA § 212(a)(6) grounds of inadmissibility. Topics will include the types of conduct that may constitute fraud or willful misrepresentation and when your client may have made a false claim to U.S. citizenship. We […]
This is the second webinar in the four-part series, “Selected Issues in Inadmissibility.” This webinar will focus on the grounds of inadmissibility triggered by leaving the United States after accrual of unlawful presence and/or removal orders, as well as re-entering the United States unlawfully after accrual of unlawful presence and/or removal orders. INA § 212(a)(9) […]
This is the third webinar in the four-part series, “Selected Issues in Inadmissibility.” This webinar examines INA § 212(a)(2), the grounds of inadmissibility relating to criminal conduct. These include convictions or admissions of crimes involving moral turpitude, multiple criminal convictions and drug offenses. We will cover what makes a conviction for immigration purposes, as well […]
You are invited to join us as experts from the National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA) fill us in on the most recent case law impacting your children's immigration cases. NILA will be discussing the most up-to-date cases from the federal courts and the BIA, what they mean for your clients, how to use or distinguish […]
In this webinar, we will discuss the latest trends in RFEs for U visa cases, including for initial U petitions, waivers, and adjustment. Using examples, we will talk through best practices in how to respond to RFEs, including tips on avoiding initial and subsequent RFEs and strategies for escalating the case if necessary. MCLE: 1.5 CA […]
This webinar will provide an introduction to the legal requirements and bases for motions to reopen in front of the immigration judge or the BIA. We will discuss filing motions to reopen in absentia orders, motions based on asylum eligibility and motions based on ineffective assistance of counsel. This webinar requires basic understanding of removal […]