Meeting the Social and Legal Services Needs of Central American Refugees in New York

  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: Fordham Law School Feerick Center for Social Justice, Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project at the Urban Justice Center,, American Psychological Association
  • 150 West 62nd Street
  • Source: Unaccompanied Children (Decommissioned) > Unaccompanied Children Resource Center
Topics:
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Children
  • Post-Asylum Issues

This conference is appropriate for newly admitted and experienced attorneys and is approved for a maximum of 8 transitional and non-transitional credit hours:  6 Professional Practice and 2 Ethics.  Fordham Law School’s financial aid policy for accredited CLE programs is applicable to this conference.

Topics Will Include
The Dire “Justice” Gap – The Post-Release Legal Services Needs
Family Detention, the Adults with Children (AWC) Docket, and Issues Related to Release
Country Conditions and “Push” Factors
Asylum 101 – Representing Central American Refugees
Mental Health and Other Service Needs of AWC Clients
Ethical Issues in Representing Asylum-Seeking Parents and their Children

Registration: To register for this event, please complete this form or contact Dora Galacatos at Galacatos@fordham.edu.