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ABA CILA - Children's Immigration Law Academy
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Добавлен 27 май 2020
The American Bar Association (ABA) Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) is an expert legal resource center. The ABA CILA’s mission is to empower advocates who guide immigrant youth through complex legal procedures, to do so with courage, competency, compassion, and creativity. CILA builds capacity for those working to advance the rights of immigrant youth seeking protection through trainings, technical assistance, and collaboration.
The ABA encourages you to participate and welcomes constructive engagement between members, provided your conduct is consistent with the ABA Code of Conduct. www.americanbar.org/about_the_aba/codeofconduct/
This is the Children's Immigration Law Academy RUclips Channel of the ABA’s Commission on Immigration, and may not contain official ABA policy statements. For official ABA policy, please see the @ABAPresident Twitter of the ABA President.
The ABA encourages you to participate and welcomes constructive engagement between members, provided your conduct is consistent with the ABA Code of Conduct. www.americanbar.org/about_the_aba/codeofconduct/
This is the Children's Immigration Law Academy RUclips Channel of the ABA’s Commission on Immigration, and may not contain official ABA policy statements. For official ABA policy, please see the @ABAPresident Twitter of the ABA President.
Children’s Asylum & Gang-Related Crimes
The ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) hosted a complimentary 75 minute CLE webinar to learn more about gang-related asylum claims, the current conditions in Central America, and pro bono opportunities to get involved in children’s asylum cases. The webinar included a presentation from Dr. Thomas Boerman, an expert in gangs and societal violence, on the current conditions in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. CILA invited Dr. Boerman to provide information about the general and factual context in Central America. He did not provide any opinions on legal strategy or the law. Presenters from CILA and the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC) also shared nationwide and remote...
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Considerations & Strategies for Integrating Social Services & Legal Teams
Просмотров 23Месяц назад
CILA staff explored the topic of integrating social services and legal teams at legal service providers and highlight findings from the soon to be released written resource, “Collaborative Efforts to Immigration Relief: A Call for Integration of Social Workers Lawyers,” prepared by CILA consultant Yvonne Mendoza. Yvonne is a an LMSW and Clinical Professor at the University of Houston’s Graduate...
Without Options: Trends and Needs of Unaccompanied Children Aging Out of ORR Custody
Просмотров 382 месяца назад
This presentation was part of day 2 of the 6th Annual Symposium. The presenters shared their experience providing legal and case management services for Category 4 minors aging out of ORR Custody. This presentation took legal service providers from the initial meeting with a minor, to identifying urgent needs, assessing available resources and making necessary referrals, to teaming up with case...
Clients in Crisis: Taking Action While Protecting the Immigration Case
Просмотров 132 месяца назад
This presentation was part of day 2 of the 6th Annual Symposium. In this Q&A panel, the speakers discussed how to represent children in immigration cases amid crises such as suicide attempts, abuse, homelessness, or struggles with the Child Protective Services (CPS) system. Experts explored strategies for legal services providers (LSPs) to conduct child-centered interviews and adopt practices t...
Legal Services for Children: Supporting Unaccompanied Immigrant Youth’s Integrations in the U.S.
Просмотров 172 месяца назад
This presentation was part of day 2 of the 6th Annual Symposium. This presentation explored the impact of the immigration system on unaccompanied minors to the U.S. and highlighting the need for comprehensive support addressing challenges both before and after migration, such as language barriers, mental health issues, and integrating into communities and schools, underscoring the importance of...
Client-Centered Strategies to Develop the Record for Family & Gender-Based Violence Cases in IC
Просмотров 1432 месяца назад
This presentation was part of day 2 of the 6th Annual Symposium. This presentation provided client-centered strategies on how to assess and prepare family- and gender-based violence claims. It covered what types of evidence should be compiled prior to a merits hearing, how to prepare the client to testify utilizing trauma-informed strategies, ways to advocate for unaccompanied minors in immigra...
You're Not Stuck: Changing State Laws to Benefit Immigrant Youth
Просмотров 242 месяца назад
This presentation was part of day 1 of the 6th Annual Symposium. Many advocates feel limited by their state laws when trying to seek state court orders for SIJS-eligible youth, i.e. for youth over age 18 or youth in ORR custody. However, it is possible to engage in advocacy to change state laws to benefit the youth that we serve. Wherever possible, advocates should explore options to change the...
Using Litigation as a Legal Strategy Tool when the System Fails
Просмотров 322 месяца назад
This presentation was part of day 1 of the 6th Annual Symposium. The speakers will highlight the importance of incorporating litigation into practitioners' immigration practice as a tool to advance the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children. The panel will discuss the different types of litigation claims available to practitioners; how practitioners can identify and document patterns of inj...
Cultural Humility in Trauma-Informed Services
Просмотров 292 месяца назад
Cultural Humility in Trauma-Informed Services: Auditing Implicit Bias to Provide Culturally Humble Legal Support This presentation was part of day 1 of the 6th Annual Symposium. This presentation focuses on how providers can ongoingly assess their own implicit biases to build a culturally humble, responsive practice that is rooted in an anti-oppressive framework. It will explore the impact of i...
Companions Throughout the Journey
Просмотров 162 месяца назад
Companions Throughout the Journey: The Importance of Incorporating Rescreening During the Entire Span of an Unaccompanied Child’s Case This presentation was part of day 1 of the 6th Annual Symposium. Using case scenarios, panelists with legal and social work backgrounds will discuss best practices for incorporating intentional rescreening in client interactions, especially for those with long-p...
Crimmigration & Delinquent Conduct: Nuts & Bolts for Advocates serving Unaccompanied Youth
Просмотров 483 месяца назад
The ABA Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA) invites you to join us as experts from the Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) and St. Mary’s University School of Law provide an introduction to addressing juvenile delinquencies and criminal convictions in unaccompanied children’s cases. We provided information on what is considered delinquent conduct and the potential impact of delinquent...
Identifying & Pursuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Immigrant Youth at State Court Level
Просмотров 1743 месяца назад
CILA offered a virtual presentation on April 18 at 12pm on Identifying and Pursuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Immigrant Youth at the State Court Level. The presentation covered the most common form of humanitarian relief for immigrant youth, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). SIJS is granted to children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by at least one parent. Lea...
Awareness & Practical Guidance for Working with Unaccompanied Minors with Disabilities
Просмотров 323 месяца назад
This training focuses on increasing awareness and providing practical tips and guidance for advocates. Shalom Hernandez, CILA's Social Work Fellow, offers her lived experience, Laura Egan, CILA's Managing Attorney for Pro Bono & Communications, offers tips from her experience working with clients with various disabilities in both disability law and immigration law, and Marissa Barrera, CILA's M...
Pro Bono Representation of Youth in Immigration Court: Overview of Agency Policy/Practical Guidance
Просмотров 1114 месяца назад
This webinar provided an overview of agency guidance on children’s cases in immigration court. This presentation is geared toward attorneys interested in taking on a pro bono immigration case, practitioners working on a pro bono case, and practitioners new to children’s immigration law. Specifically, the webinar covered an overview of two agency memoranda issued by the Executive Office for Immi...
Introducing CILA's Pro Bono Guide
Просмотров 515 месяцев назад
CILA’s Pro Bono Guide is intended to help provide a background to pro bono attorneys representing children in immigration cases. The Guide is designed to provide introductory information and links to webinars and additional resources to explore for more detailed training. The Guide covers essential advocacy skills that go beyond the black letter of the law and has an emphasis on practical tips ...
Litigation for Unaccompanied Children: Updates and Foundational Cases (8)
Просмотров 1287 месяцев назад
Litigation for Unaccompanied Children: Updates and Foundational Cases (8)
Integrating Social Work in Asylum Cases Placed with Pro Bono Attorneys
Просмотров 207 месяцев назад
Integrating Social Work in Asylum Cases Placed with Pro Bono Attorneys
Building Long-Term Pro Bono Relationships Through Creative Clinics
Просмотров 167 месяцев назад
Building Long-Term Pro Bono Relationships Through Creative Clinics
Children's Immigration Law: 2023 Roundup
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Children's Immigration Law: 2023 Roundup
Cross Country Creativity Innovative Pro Bono Models from Several States
Просмотров 3810 месяцев назад
Cross Country Creativity Innovative Pro Bono Models from Several States
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Enhancing Pro Bono Placement Through Friend of the Court Practice
Просмотров 2910 месяцев назад
You’ve Got a Friend in Me: Enhancing Pro Bono Placement Through Friend of the Court Practice
Litigation for Unaccompanied Children: Updates and Foundational Cases (7)
Просмотров 8411 месяцев назад
Litigation for Unaccompanied Children: Updates and Foundational Cases (7)
Building Resilience for Clients and Attorneys: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Pro Bono Legal Services
Просмотров 78Год назад
Building Resilience for Clients and Attorneys: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Pro Bono Legal Services
Trauma Informed Lawyering with Unaccompanied Children
Просмотров 124Год назад
Trauma Informed Lawyering with Unaccompanied Children
Utilizing Volunteer Translators and Interpreters to Support Pro Bono Cases
Просмотров 54Год назад
Utilizing Volunteer Translators and Interpreters to Support Pro Bono Cases
Sharing Lessons from the Lone Star State: Recruiting & Retaining Pro Bono Attorneys Post-Pandemic
Просмотров 12Год назад
Sharing Lessons from the Lone Star State: Recruiting & Retaining Pro Bono Attorneys Post-Pandemic
ABA Standards: Best Practices in Developing Pro Bono Projects
Просмотров 34Год назад
ABA Standards: Best Practices in Developing Pro Bono Projects
Introduction to Working with Unaccompanied Children
Просмотров 633Год назад
Introduction to Working with Unaccompanied Children
Immigrant Survivor Relief for Unaccompanied Children
Просмотров 102Год назад
Immigrant Survivor Relief for Unaccompanied Children
Motions to Rescind In Absentia Removal Orders before IJ & Appeals of Denials to BIA & Circuit Courts
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Motions to Rescind In Absentia Removal Orders before IJ & Appeals of Denials to BIA & Circuit Courts
Im glad Juveniles are getting more help than 10years ago. Judges dont care to order in absentia .minors or Juvenile that had no proper guidance.My family is paying for it now . My husband was order in absentia as minor . Have had 3 lawyers and no one has been able to help to close or terminate care !