Immigration Law - Asylum and Other Humanitarian Relief
September 2015
Immigration Law - Asylum and Other Humanitarian Relief
Co-sponsored by the Immigration Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
Program Highlights:
Attend this program and you will receive practical training for representing immigrant survivors seeking asylum and other humanitarian relief. Topics include:
- Immigration Law 101
- U Visas, T Visas, and VAWA
- Asylum Law
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Working with Clients with Specialized Needs
- Presenting Your Case and Working with Experts
Program Description:
RMAIN DESCRIPTION:
The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) is a nonprofit organization that provides free immigration legal services to children and to individuals in immigration detention. RMIAN provides daily know-your-rights presentations, individual intakes, pro se assistance, and legal representation for those detained at the federal immigration detention facility in Aurora. RMIAN's Children's Program directly represents children who have survived abandonment, abuse, persecution or other violence, and provides technical assistance and community education throughout the state on children's immigration law issues. Unable to meet the overwhelming need for legal services, RMIAN refers both detention and children's cases to its network of pro bono attorneys. RMIAN screens pro bono cases, writes referral memorandums, and provides professional liability insurance and a mentor attorney for each pro bono attorney.
Agenda:
8:30am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am
Immigration Law 101
- Overview of the immigration agencies and courts
- Affirmative versus defensive applications
- Entering your appearance, filing requirements, and other procedural rules
- Forms of relief from removal
Presented by Megan Hall, Esq.
9:50am
U Visas, T Visas, and VAWA
- Overview of relief options for survivors of human trafficking and other crimes
- Best practices for compiling U Visa and T Visa applications
- Protection under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for immigrant survivors of domestic violence
Presented by Patricia Medige, Esq., and Alyssa Reed, Esq.
10:50am
Networking Break
11:05am
Asylum Law
- An overview of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture
- How to prepare and present a winning case
- Hot topics in asylum law, including domestic violence based and gang based claims
Presented by Laura Lichter, Esq.
11:55am
Lunch on Your Own or Attend Lunchtime Presentation
(Lunch Available for Purchase)
12:15pm
Lunchtime Presentation (Not Submitted for CLE Credit)
Mock Asylum Hearing
Observe a team of experienced immigration attorneys conduct a portion of a mock asylum hearing
Participants include Aaron Hall, Esq., Megan Hall, Esq., and Laura Lichter, Esq.
12:45pm
Post Lunch Break
1:00pm
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Overview of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- The intersection of family law and immigration law: how to pursue orders in guardianship, allocation of parental responsibilities, and adoption cases
- Best practices in both immigration and state court proceedings
Presented by Abbie Johnson, Esq., and Kathleen M. Glenn, Esq.
2:00pm
Working with Clients with Specialized Needs
- Working with clients in immigration detention
- Best practices for working with child clients in immigration cases
- Working with clients with trauma and other mental health challenges
- Identifying and preventing secondary trauma
Presented by Ashley Harrington, Esq., Megan Hope, MSW, and Brittany Hurley, Esq.
3:00pm
Networking Break
3:15pm
Presenting Your Case, and Working with Experts
- Developing your client's testimony
- Building a documentary record
- Effective use of expert witnesses (country condition experts, doctors, and mental health professionals)
- Perspectives from an expert: how attorneys can best work with experts
Presented by Byron M. Large, Sr., Esq., and Donna Peters, Psy.D. P.C., Clinical Psychologist
4:15pm
Adjourn
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $349.00 |
| CBA Member | $299.00 |
| CBA Immigration Law Section Member | $269.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $229.00 |
| New Lawyer - CBA Immigration Law Section Member; in practice < 5 years | $229.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Member | $134.50 |
| Yes! I want to take a Pro Bono Case by September 2016 | $65.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS---ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 0.00
- EDI Credits:
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Sponsor Information
- Attend and More Effectively Represent Immigrant Survivor Clients, Including Those Seeking Asylum and Other Humanitarian Relief
- Asylum, U & T Visas, and VAWA Protection of Victims Addressed at Immigration Law Program
- Learn Tips and Techniques for Presenting Your Immigration Case and Working with Experts