The Legacy of Trump’s Deterrence Policies and How We Repair — Join Defending Vulnerable Populations, or DVP, Legal Assistant Amari Verastegui, DVP Legal Fellow Elizabeth Crivaro, Strategic Capacity Officer Luis Guerra and Volunteer Coordinator Victor Flores. #ConveneWithCLINIC
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Strategic Capacity Officer Luis Guerra gives an overview of #MPP also known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy.
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CLINIC's Estamos Unidos Asylum Project was created to offer legal guidance to migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, often those who had been under #MPP.
Defending Vulnerable Populations Legal Fellow Elizabeth Crivaro now gives an overview of the "Zero Tolerance" Policy, which led to family separations. #FamiliesBelongTogether
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CLINIC, along with many partners, has worked to help and reunify separated families.
A pilot program from the Biden administration reunited four mothers who had been separated from their children with the help of organizations who had supported the families for years.
Director of Training and Legal Support, or TLS, Charles Wheeler and TLS Managing Attorney Kristina Karpinski present the workshop — Family Havoc: Can This Case Be Saved? #ConveneWithCLINIC
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This interactive workshop follows one family’s complex immigration journey and reviews how the twists and turns of life impact eligibility to immigrate through a family-based petition.
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Charles Wheeler polls the audience to determine those who qualify for derivative status in a sample case. 3/
Training and Legal Support Staff Attorneys Elizabeth Carlson and Joanna Mexicano Furmanska and Capacity Building Field Support Coordinator Laura Burdick are presenting the workshop: Naturalization Testing and Disability Waivers. #ConveneWithCLINIC
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Our presenters are providing attendees an overview of naturalization testing and disability exemptions.
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On Feb. 22, 2021, Biden administration announced it would revert to the 2008 civics test.
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Representing Asylum Seekers in a Rapidly Changing Landscape — This workshop is presented by Defending Vulnerable Populations, or DVP, Federal Litigation Attorney @bradkjenkins and DVP Managing Attorney @vfneilson#ConveneWithCLINIC
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Asylum law was upended under the Trump admin, with dozens of changes narrowing substantive eligibility and creating procedural hurdles. Our presenters are discussing the current state of the law and providing practical tips on how to put the best asylum case forward.
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Bradley Jenkins discusses proposed particular social groups, or PSGs, in Matter of E-R-A-L-.
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Ethical Considerations in Immigration Law Practice — This workshop features Training and Legal Support Senior Attorneys Martin Gauto and Sarah Bronstein. #ConveneWithCLINIC
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Our presenters are giving attendees an overview of what Ethics Rules are.
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The presenters are providing an overview of the fundamental rules of ethics and how they apply to both attorneys and accredited representatives using case examples and hypothetical situations.
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