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SUMMARY:Removal Defense for Community Defenders
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DESCRIPTION:Calling all organizers and community defenders
 ! Looking to level up your knowledge of immigratio
 n law and deportation defense to support your orga
 nizing? The National Immigration Project is excite
 d to offer for the second year our course, “Remova
 l Defense for Community Defenders,” and we invite 
 you to apply!   

Who is this training for? 
 O
 rganizers and community defenders who are engaged 
 in removal defense work or supporting raids respon
 se in their communities as part of an organization
 , coalition, or rapid response network. *This cour
 se is NOT for attorneys.*   

What can I expect 
 to learn? 
 Through this training, you can expect
  to learn the basics of removal defense so that yo
 u can have a greater ability to collaborate with l
 awyers on cases and assist pro se community member
 s. We will focus on achieving a deeper understandi
 ng of the removal defense system and common forms 
 of immigration relief and build writing skills for
  the kinds of writing most important for supportin
 g community members in their removal defense proce
 edings: letters of support and declarations. Final
 ly, we will share tips for responding to immigrati
 on enforcement and working with the media.   

W
 hen will this training take place? 
 This 10-week
  course will start on May 15, 2025 and will take p
 lace weekly on Thursdays through July 17, 2025. We
  will meet virtually on Zoom.   

Do I have to p
 ay to participate? 
 This training is free for al
 l accepted participants.   

Learn more about th
 e training series and find the link to the applica
 tion here. Be sure to apply by April 10, 2025, if 
 you would like to participate.
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