As of April 2017, there were 884 individuals detained in ICE custody in Northern California alone. And in fiscal year 2016, the Department of Homeland Security reports having apprehended 530,250 individuals nationwide and conducted a total of 450,954 removals and returns. Representation of detained immigrants raises some unique challenges because the clients are particularly isolated, have extremely restricted means of communication available, their cases often entail procedural and criminal histories that raise numerous difficult legal issues, and their cases move at a fast pace. This training will provide you with the foundation that you need to navigate the many ethical challenges that may arise in representing detained immigrants.

Topics:

• How can I ethically address consent and confidentiality with a detained client?
• How should I keep my client reasonably informed?
• What conflicts of interest might arise in the context of ICE enforcement actions?
• What should I do if I become concerned about the validity of evidence or testimony?
• How can I ethically prepare my client to testify without eliciting too much information?
• What if my client has multiple forms of relief and some may not seem worth pursuing?
• How to discuss potential settlement offers with your client

Registration:
To register for this training, please click here. This event will also be available as a webcast.