Free – December 3-4: Representing Unaccompanied Children in California – Best Practices & Key Avenues for Relief from Deportation: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Dear AILA NorCal Members:

On December 3-4, 2014, the Practicing Law Institute will have a free CLE event about representing UAC in California. Please find more details below.

Representing Unaccompanied Children in California – Best Practices & Key Avenues for Relief from Deportation: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
and AsylumCo-Chairs:
Kristen M. Jackson – Senior Staff Attorney, Public Counsel, Los Angeles
Hayley Upshaw – Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Services for Children, San FranciscoJoin us for a comprehensive new 2-day program on representing unaccompanied immigrant children in California! Unaccompanied immigrant children (UACs) from Central America have been coming to California in increasing numbers for the past few years. These children are placed in removal proceedings, and without access to government appointed counsel, they have difficulties navigating the confusing and complex immigration system alone. Expert immigration practitioners from across the state will teach the basics of the immigration detention and removal process for children, best practices for working with these children, how to effectively present asylum and special immigrant juvenile status claims, and other removal defense strategies. This is sure to be a popular program. Don’t delay – register today!Live Webcast – December 3-4, 2014
FREE

Best practices for working with children, including interviewing techniques and trauma-informed practices
Overview of immigration detention and removal system for children
Overview of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), including inadmissibility issues and representing SIJS eligible clients before USCIS and EOIR
Nuts and bolts of SIJS cases in California probate court proceedings (seeking guardianship) and in California family court proceedings (seeking custody)
Asylum claims for children
Removal defense strategies (e.g., challenging the Notice to Appear (charging document), evidence of alienage, and other evidence brought forward by DHS)
Benefits available for immigrant youth (education, public benefits, etc.)

New for 2014!
Earn ethics credit

Credit Information: CLE, CPD and Ethics Credit

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