ADELANTE: Meeting the Social and Legal Services Needs of Central American Refugees in New York

  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: American Psychological Association, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project at the Urban Justice Center, Fordham Law School Feerick Center for Social Justice and Human Rights First
  • Fordham Law School
Topics:
  • Refugees
  • Political asylum

Topics:

  • The Dire “Justice” Gap – The Post-Release Legal Services Needs
  • Family Detention, the Adults with Children (AWC) Docket, and Issues Related to Release
  • Country Conditions and “Push” Factors
  • Asylum 101 – Representing Central American Refugees
  • Mental Health and Other Service Needs of AWC Clients
  • Ethical Issues in Representing Asylum-Seeking Parents and their Children

Remarks:

  • Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann, United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit

Registration:
Register by clicking here. Space is limited. Please feel free to forward.

  • CLE Credit Comments: 8 CLE Credits. This conference is appropriate for newly admitted and experienced attorneys and is approved for a maximum of 8 transitional and non-transitional credit hours: 6 Professional Practice and 2 Ethics. Fordham Law School’s financial aid policy for accredited CLE programs is applicable to this conference.
  • Contact:
    Dora Galacatos

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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