Human Rights First will conduct asylum training sessions in June for attorneys interested in taking a pro bono asylum case and others interested in learning more about asylum law and procedure. The trainings are free. No prior experience in immigration law is necessary.

Human Rights First’s Refugee Representation program assists indigent refugees from all backgrounds who have fled persecution on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, and who are seeking asylum in the United States. Many are in urgent need of legal representation to prepare their cases for adjudication by judges at the Immigration Court. Others need representation before the Asylum Office. Some need legal assistance to seek release from immigration detention or representation to fight their cases from within the detention center. 

Light refreshments will be served. Speakers include an asylum officer, an expert on working with survivors of torture, and a Human Rights First attorney who will speak on techniques for representing asylum applicants and recent developments in asylum law.

Topics:

• Techniques for representing asylum applicants
• Recent developments in asylum law

Registration:

Please RSVP for the New York training to Lamisse Abdel Rahman at AbdelRahmanL@humanrightsfirst.org  by June 4th.