Representing Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Court

  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: Lawline.com
  • This event takes place online.
  • Source: Unaccompanied Children (Decommissioned) > Unaccompanied Children Resource Center
Topics:
  • Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
  • Political asylum

This course, led by attorneys Matthew Blaisdell and Claire Thomas, is designed for attorneys from all professional backgrounds to develop a basic understanding of who unaccompanied children are and why they are in Immigration Court. In addition, this course will give attorneys a basic understanding of the different ways of securing immigration status for children, including asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), relief for victims of human trafficking, prosecutorial discretion, termination motions, as well as practice tips to secure these forms of relief. Finally, this course will enable attorneys to take concrete steps to represent a young person so that no child stands alone in immigration court.

Registration:
Register at http://www.lawline.com/cle/course/representing-unaccompanied-children-in-immigration-court.

  • Contact:
    1-877-518-0660

IAN Partners

  • pro bono net
  • american immigration lawyers association
  • national immigration law center
  • unidos us
  • immigration legal resource center
  • immigration legal resource center
  • american immigration council
  • american civil liberties union
  • american immigration council
  • national immigration project
  • the advocates for human rights
  • lutheran immigration and refugee service

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