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Naturalization and U.S. Citizenship: The Essential Legal Guide. Now in its 13th Edition, the ILRC continues to write the most accessible comprehensive guide on the naturalization process and citizenship. Consisting of 14 chapters and extensive appendices, this indispensable guide thoroughly addresses the entire process of representing a naturalization applicant from the initial client meeting through the oath of allegiance. You will find sample forms, Immigration Service memos, practice guides, and many other essential tools for both private attorneys and practitioners working with community-based organizations. This edition includes a detailed explanation of the nuances involved in determining whether a naturalization applicant has sufficient good moral character to qualify for naturalization, a clear and complete description of the myriad of ways in which an absence could affect one’s naturalization application, and an explanation of the newly released N-400 form and how to best complete it. Overall the reader will learn detailed eligibility requirements for naturalization and helpful suggestions on both procedural issues and ways to effectively work with naturalization clients. We discuss what to do if a naturalization application is denied and how to determine if a client may already be a U.S. citizen through either acquisition or derivation of citizenship. The guide has the most user-friendly group of charts on how to determine if someone gained U.S. citizenship through acquisition or derivation of citizenship in existence. The Essential Legal Guide covers valuable information on how to help applicants with disabilities apply for naturalization. One of the strengths of the Essential Legal Guide is that it is very easy to read and understand for lawyers and other community advocates, including paralegals, community and labor organizers, and teachers. With dozens of examples demonstrating the legal concepts and thousands of citations to the law, regulations, and court cases, the reader will be thoroughly prepared to do the legal research necessary to successfully support clients towards applying for and winning naturalization.

Remedies and Strategies for Permanent Resident Clients. Protect your permanent resident clients from being removed under a deportation or inadmissibility ground using the expert analysis and framework for representation contained in this manual.  Designed as a “how to” manual, we provide clear, concise and detailed explanations of the grounds of removal permanent residents are most likely to face; when the grounds of inadmissibility and deportation do and don’t apply; how to argue that they don’t apply, and the immigration remedies available for each.  We also discuss our tips for working with clients to elicit the evidence necessary to successfully defend their cases.

Immigrant children and youth may be eligible for special types of immigration relief available just for children, or they may be eligible for immigration relief in different ways than adults. In addition, separate procedures may and often do apply in the immigration process for children and youth. A new federal law enacted in December 2008, called the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, further introduced important new protections for the treatment of unaccompanied minors in the immigration system.

4th Edition now available - expanded content and samples!

The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants is a completely revised edition of our popular, comprehensive guide for advocates working with immigrant survivors of domestic violence.

The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime will guide you through the entire process of handling an immigration case for a U visa applicant – from eligibility screening for U nonimmigrant status to communicating about the wait list and deferred action through adjustment of status to assisting eligible family members and helping U nonimmigrants travel. In addition to providing a thorough explanation of the requirements and application processes, this manual includes numerous practice pointers and sample materials to help you in handling your client’s case. These include sample checklists, cover letters, declarations, receipt notices and other correspondence you can expect to receive from USCIS, motions to submit to the immigration court, and more.

This handbook contains lessons learned and promising practice tips in the context of a team-based approach to serving human trafficking survivors.  It is based on years of experience representing survivors of human trafficking acquired by the authors, national experts Lynette M. Parker, Cindy Liou, and Ivy Lee.  These lessons and tips focus on the experiences of the San Francisco Bay region, but may have applicability to other regions of the United States. 

The second edition of DACA: The Essential Legal Guide is a practice-oriented overview of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).  This manual is based on more than two decades of community education, outreach, training and technical assistance on issues impacting immigrant youth. We have also leveraged new information and experience gleaned over the course of the DACA program thus far.

Immigrant children and youth may be eligible for special types of immigration relief available just for children or they may be eligible for immigration relief in different ways than adults.  In addition, separate procedures may and often do apply in the immigration process for children and youth.  A federal law enacted in December 2008, called the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA), introduced important protections for the treatment of unaccompanied minors in the immigration system, many of which have continued to be clarified in recent years.  This manual is an essential guide for those representing the increased number of unaccompanied minors who have migrated to the United States in recent years, as well as those representing immigrant youth who were brought to the United States at a young age and know no other home.

This manual is ideal for immigration practitioners interested in developing their cultural competency and legal expertise in the area of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) immigration. Confronted with the same cumbersome immigration system as other immigrants, individuals who identify as LGBTQ often face unique challenges. Understanding how an LGBTQ identity influences an individual’s immigration experience is crucial to ensuring that LGBTQ immigrants receive culturally competent services that adequately meet their needs and ultimately help them access the protections and benefits to which they have a right under federal immigration laws. This manual is intended to serve as a tool for legal representatives and other service providers who represent LGBTQ individuals in immigration matters.

One thing that is abundantly clear—immigrants need representation in immigration court. Most immigrants face removal proceedings without an attorney or authorized representative, and the outcomes with and without a representative are grossly disparate. With this publication, we hope to build the capacity of immigration practitioners to assist individuals in immigration court proceedings to provide more immigrants with a meaningful chance at justice.

The third edition of this comprehensive survey of the basic elements of asylum law now includes a thorough overview of asylum procedure, complete with practice tips for preparing asylum claims for unaccompanied minors. This publication is intended for advocates who want to understand the law and are new to representing asylum clients, as well as for seasoned practitioners needing a thorough review of current standards.

The new landscape of immigration enforcement involves ICE agents arresting families in their homes and expansive cooperation with local and state law enforcement. Questions around ICE detainers and the authority of local law enforcement to be involved in immigration enforcement are swirling, while ICE raids on immigrant families continue. All these aggressive immigration enforcement actions make understanding the fundamental rights of immigrants in these situations more important than ever. Motions to Suppress: Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Immigrants in Removal Proceedings is an essential reference book for immigration practitioners. Practical and informative, it covers the relevant sources of law needed to exclude unlawfully obtained evidence in immigration court, provides sample motions to suppress, and addresses the rights of detained immigrants.

Inadmissibility & Deportability is a practical and easy to use manual for beginning immigration attorneys, paralegals, non-profit community based organizations and other advocates on the grounds of inadmissibility, deportability and waivers. Written in plain English and filled with explanatory examples, charts and practical suggestions, this guide is a go-to resource to assess whether your client is subject to the grounds of removal. This manual covers all common grounds of inadmissibility and deportability and features a chapter dedicated to explaining how to assess criminal issues and the grounds of removability.

At this seminar, we will cover cutting-edge, hot topics in U visa and VAWA cases, including possible U visa age out issues, U adjustment of status, consular processing of U visas, as well as overcoming inadmissibility issues and prior removals for both U visa and VAWA cases. We will discuss, at length, when to pursue a VAWA self-petition versus VAWA cancellation versus a U visa, and we will also analyze complicated scenarios to determine the best strategies in pursuing a U visa versus VAWA.Presenters:Sally Kinoshita, ILRC Deputy Director & Staff AttorneySally is the principal author of the ILRC publication entitled, The U Visa: Obtaining Immigration Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime and the co-author of the ILRC publications, The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants; Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Children Under Juvenile Court Jurisdiction and Immigration Benchbook for Juvenile and Family Court Judges.Alisa Daubenspeck, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)Cynthia Lucas, Immigration Center for Women and ChildrenI am not a member of the California State Bar. Will I receive CLE credit for participating in your seminars & webinars?We will provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance after the session, which you can submit to your state bar. Please contact your state bar for details on whether or not credit is acceptable.

This training is a four-session course:

At this seminar, we will cover cutting-edge, hot topics in U visa and VAWA cases, including possible U visa age out issues, U adjustment of status, consular processing of U visas, as well as overcoming inadmissibility issues and prior removals for both U visa and VAWA cases. We will discuss, at length, when to pursue a VAWA self-petition versus VAWA cancellation versus a U visa, and we will also analyze complicated scenarios to determine the best strategies in pursuing a U visa versus VAWA.Presenters:Sally Kinoshita, ILRC Deputy Director & Staff AttorneySally is the principal author of the ILRC publication entitled, The U Visa: Obtaining Immigration Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime and the co-author of the ILRC publications, The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants; Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Children Under Juvenile Court Jurisdiction and Immigration Benchbook for Juvenile and Family Court Judges.Evangeline Abriel, Santa Clara University, School of LawEvangeline is the Director of Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing at Santa Clara University, School of Law and a consultant to the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC). She is the co-author of ILRC's The VAWA Manual: Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrants, and the co-author of A Guide for Legal Advocates Providing Services to Victims of Human Trafficking. In addition, she teaches courses in the area of immigration law and writes and speaks frequently on immigration relief for victims of abuse and crime.Susan Bowyer, San Francisco Director of Immigration Center for Women and Children and Director of Immigrant Survivors’ Legal AidSusan has been the Managing Attorney at IIBA, an attorney and echoing green fellow at the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and the Acting Director at the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment. For the past decade, she has provided immigration legal services for low income immigrants, and she has special expertise in immigration applications for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes. In addition, she has presented dozens of trainings on immigration relief for battered immigrants, including presentations at the 2008 California and 2009 National AILA Conferences.Catherine Ward-Seitz, Regional Immigration Coordinator for Bay Area Legal AidCatherine has been working in the field of immigration law since 1990, starting out as legal assistant and then a BIA Accredited Representative before her admission to the bar in December of 2001. Before joining Bay Area Legal Aid as Regional Immigration Coordinator in July of 2009, she worked at Canal Alliance, the International Institute of the East Bay, and the private immigration law firm of Simmons & Ungar.I am not a member of the California State Bar. Will I receive CLE credit for participating in your seminars & webinars?We will provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance after the session, which you can submit to your state bar. Please contact your state bar for details on whether or not credit is acceptable.

Presented by the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild & the Law Offices of Norton ToobyMake your travel arrangements early and come to San Diego one day before the AILA Conference to join us for a day-long seminar on defending non-citizens for immigration and criminal attorneys.Register Online or download the Registration form and mail/fax it to The Law Offices of Norton Tooby. Premium Members sign in to receive a 15% discount off your registration fee. Registration Fee: Private Attorney: $295; Student/501(c)(3)/Legal Worker: $150

Registration for this seminar is now closed.

This seminar is a six-session course on Tuesdays: September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25 and November 1. 2011.

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Are you a lawyer who wants to learn more about representing clients in removal proceedings? Do you want to represent your clients with the confidence that comes from a better understanding of the IMMIGRATION COURT practices and procedures? This seminar will teach you the nuts and bolts of representing persons in removal proceedings and provide you with the skills to present a successful case before the Immigration Court.

Are you a lawyer who wants to learn more about representing clients in removal proceedings? Do you want to represent your clients with the confidence that comes from a better understanding of the IMMIGRATION COURT practices and procedures? This seminar will teach you the nuts and bolts of representing persons in removal proceedings and provide you with the skills to present a successful case before the Immigration Court.

Recently, the Ninth Circuit, the BIA, and the Supreme Court have published decisions that make it easier for an immigrant to qualify for relief from removal, despite criminal convictions. This interactive training will cover how to prove that your client is statutorily eligible to apply for relief. We will focus on three applications: LPR cancellation, § 212(h) relief, and the former § 212(c) relief. In each case, we will review the basics and then move to recent developments and emerging defense strategies.

Recently, the Ninth Circuit, the BIA, and the Supreme Court have published decisions that make it easier for an immigrant to qualify for relief from removal, despite criminal convictions. This interactive training will cover how to prove that your client is statutorily eligible to apply for relief. We will focus on three applications: LPR cancellation, § 212(h) relief, and the former § 212(c) relief. In each case, we will review the basics and then move to recent developments and emerging defense strategies.

Designed for the lawyer who wants to enhance his or her knowledge, this course covers the fundamental concepts and elements of immigration law and procedures. The program will examine all major themes of immigration law, including constitutional issues, grounds of inadmissibility & deportability and related procedures, waivers and relief from removal, the various immigration preference categories, nonimmigrant classes, refugees and asylum, adjustment of status, administrative appeals and judicial review, and the acquisition of American citizenship. This seminar is limited to attorneys and BIA Level 2 Accredited Representatives. The maximum capacity is 20 registrants on a first-come, first-served basis with full payment.

Please note that this seminar was originally scheduled for 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Please note that this seminar was originally scheduled for 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

Are you a lawyer who wants to learn more about representing clients in removal proceedings? Do you want to represent your clients with the confidence that comes from a better understanding of the Immigration Court practices and procedures? This seminar will teach you the nuts and bolts of representing persons in removal proceedings, and provide you with the skills to present a successful case before the Immigration Court. Topics covered:

Have you been practicing removal defense, but want to hone your defense skills for immigration court? Do you want to think more strategically for you clients? For those that have the basic procedure down, this afternoon session will focus on complex issues in representing detained clients and evidentiary issues. Gain confidence in contesting removability, mandatory detention, and file that motion to suppress! Topics covered: