Calendar
-
Tue Mar 27
- CLE Credit
- Download to calendar
- print friendly
Overview of Asylum and Related Forms of Relief
- 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- By: New York Immigration Coalition
-
NYIC's Large Conference Room
- Political asylum
This training will cover grounds for claiming asylum and related relief. It will include discussion of persecution and well-founded fear of persecution, developments in the particular social group analysis, bars to asylum, and evidentiary issues. The session will address expedited removal and credible fear interviews. Withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture will also be covered. The training will provide practical tips on putting together an asylum application and representing an asylum seeker before USCIS and the immigration court. New trends in the processing of asylum applications will be discussed.Please note that this training is only open to organizations and attorneys based in New York State.
Registration:
To register for this event, please click here. To register for the webinar (NY only,) please click here.
- CLE Credit Comments: 4 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys.