Asylum Claims from Central Americans and Mexicans

  • 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
    Map:
    600 Peachtree Street Northeast
    Atlanta, GA
  • Source: Unaccompanied Children (Decommissioned) > Unaccompanied Children Resource Center
Topics:
  • Asylum Procedure

How do I present a winning claim for a Central American seeking asylum? How do I present the gang claim or the domestic violence claim at the Atlanta Immigration Court to win? Participants in this course will learn and apply the concepts necessary to successfully defend a Central American or Mexican asylum claim. This course is ideal for all attorneys who practice before the Atlanta Immigration Court. This course is free with suggested donation to the CARA Pro Bono Project.

Topics:

  • Asylum Law Fundamentals
  • Particular Social Group Concepts: DV, LGBT, Family
  • Particular Social Group Concepts: Gang & Cartel claims
  • Political Opinion Claims
  • Interviewing Clients, Supporting Evidence, Experts
  • Defending Claims in a Hostile Court

Panelists:

  • Bradley Jenkins, CLINIC
  • Michelle Mendez, CLINIC
  • Stephen Manning, Immigrant Law Group PC
  • Blaine Bookey, The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies
  • Social Scientist Elizabeth Kennedy

Registration:

Register at https://cliniclegal.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=427&utm_source=CLINIC+Mail&utm_campaign=c9c595929b-AtlantaAsylum_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a33179621a-c9c595929b-283187265.