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SUMMARY:Asylum 101 & Form I-589 Preparation Webinar for As
 ylum Pro Se Clinic Volunteers
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DESCRIPTION:Immigration courts are increasingly fast-track
 ing cases, bolstered by two recent restrictive dec
 isions, Matter of C-A-A-R and Matter of H-A-A-V, w
 hich permit judges to summarily dismiss or preterm
 it asylum applications deemed "incomplete," denyin
 g many applicants a full evidentiary hearing. With
  legal aid systems stretched far beyond capacity, 
 hundreds of asylum seekers are now forced to face 
 immigration court alone, often without completed a
 pplications or legal guidance. 
  
 To help clos
 e this gap, the National Lawyers Guild San Francis
 co/Bay Area Chapter (NLG SF/Bay Area) & the Center
  for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), are offering
  a skills-based training for law students and volu
 nteer attorneys interested in assisting pro se asy
 lum seekers. 
  
 The training will provide a pr
 actical overview of asylum law and form preparatio
 n, including how to identify eligibility, complete
  a legally sufficient I-589, and frame strong, cre
 dible claims. Participants will learn to spot comm
 on errors, understand recent case law, and screen 
 for potential bars to relief or alternative forms 
 of protection. The session is designed to equip pa
 rticipants with the core skills needed to assist p
 ro se asylum seekers effectively. 
  
 Attendees
  are encouraged to submit questions on the registr
 ation form. 
  
 Northern California-based volun
 teers who complete the training can join upcoming 
 NLG SF/Bay Area's initiatives, including community
  legal clinics, hospital-based legal programs, and
  regional help desks across the Bay Area, to suppo
 rt pro se asylum seekers. Volunteers participating
  in these efforts will work one-on-one with asylum
  seekers to prepare Form I-589 applications, with 
 guidance from NLG SF/Bay Area attorneys and other 
 partner organizations. Please note your interest a
 nd availability in the registration form.
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