This is the first webinar in the three-part series, "Overview of Immigration Consequences of Crimes." In this webinar we will review best practices for evaluating your client’s criminal history, including effective interviewing and how to obtain and read criminal records and state criminal statutes. We will also examine the scope of crime-based inadmissibility and deportability, […]
Every day, the number of immigrants in need of quality, affordable legal assistance increases. Often, nonprofits are the only place in the community they can turn. Is your program up to the challenge? Over three weeks, this introductory virtual training will cover the basic components needed to run an effective immigration legal services program. Participants […]
This is the second webinar in the three-part series, “Overview of Immigration Consequences of Crimes.” This webinar will examine what case dispositions qualify as convictions and when a challenge to the conviction will be recognized for immigration law purposes. We will also review when admissions to criminal conduct or the conduct alone without an admission […]
Please join the American Immigration Council and the American Immigration Lawyers Association for a fireside chat with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur M. Jaddou. During this conversation, you'll get to hear directly from Director Jaddou about the state of USCIS one year into the Biden administration. By attending this virtual event, you'll hear […]
This is the last webinar in the three-part series, “Overview of Immigration Consequences of Crimes.” In webinar three, we will review the case law surrounding crimes involving moral turpitude and aggravated felonies as well as the categorical approach used to analyze these specific grounds of removability. We will also discuss relief-specific bars to eligibility for […]
You are invited to join this webinar on the basics of asylum law, potential claims for Afghans with ties to the United States, ethical issues in asylum representation, and a legal writing seminar. Course is approved for 3 hours of MCLE in Texas, including 0.5 hours of Ethics. For more information, please see flyer. To […]
Learn how you can help immigrant families in your community claim the Child Tax Credit before April 15th. Presenters will share successful strategies for outreach and education and talk about their work connecting immigrant families with the tax advice and filing support they need, especially those immigrants who have never filed taxes before. Learn about […]
The ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) invites you to a webinar presentation for practitioners working on the state court order necessary for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). As advocates helping youth navigate the legal immigration process, it is important to have knowledge of all the forms of immigration relief available to them, including SIJS. […]
You are invited to join this webinar on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2021 "Protected Areas" policy. The policy replaces previous “sensitive locations” policies–including ICE’s 2011 policy and CBP’s 2013 policy–and marks an important development in ensuring that immigrant families are not deterred from accessing critical services or carrying out essential tasks–such as going […]
On March 6, 2021, Texas Governor Gregg Abbott announced the creation of ‘Operation Lone Star,’ his self-proclaimed “catch and jail” border security initiative. This program deploys Texas Department of Public Safety and National Guard troops to the border region to arrest and jail migrants in unprecedented numbers, on misdemeanor charges (mostly trespassing), and jails them […]