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, […]

Following the December 23, 2022 effective date of the Biden administration’s new final rule on public charge, this webinar covers the new rule, new questions on public charge added to the I-485, updated Policy Manual guidance, and how to advise clients and their families on the use of public benefits. This webinar is specifically geared […]

With state legislatures back in session, advocates, elected officials, and stakeholders dedicated to advancing inclusive immigrant and refugee policy are focusing their attention on the 2023 legislative calendar.  On February 2nd, the American Immigration Council and the Refugee Advocacy Lab welcome you to join a discussion on how state level policy agendas can ensure immigrants […]

The ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) invites you to a webinar presentation. Join us to hear from former and current immigration judges on pro bono representation and best practices for removal proceedings. This webinar will focus on immigration court practice and procedure, best practices for pro bono attorneys, as well as issues affecting children’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

Despite some improvements to immigration policy, the Biden Administration continues to embrace some of the most dangerous and unlawful Trump-era border policies, and even taken some proposals even further. Meanwhile, a split Congress means that immigration-related bills that would directly harm children through prolonged separations, increased deportations, and less access to lawyers and Child Advocates […]

Domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) can affect people of all genders, races, and socioeconomic levels. Immigration legal service providers often work with unaccompanied youth who experienced this type of violence in their home countries, but youth who have reunified in the U.S. sometimes face domestic or intimate partner violence as well. Working […]

With the future of DACA in jeopardy and the uncertainty of TPS for certain countries, many community members who fear losing their employment authorization and those who never had a work permit need information and screening for other immigration options. This webinar will focus on the process to obtain lawful permanent residence through employer sponsorship. […]