This webinar will identify ways to achieve successful integration plans, explain methods to collect vital data that can improve current integration programs, and propose ideas for agencies to successfully incorporate their community in integration efforts.
This webinar is an introductory-level course that will go over factors that lead to effective case management practices in immigration legal services programs.
The recently passed $900 billion COVID relief bill will include mixed-status immigrant families with undocumented family members, making them eligible to receive stimulus checks, which they were not able to receive with the first stimulus package last spring. Mixed-status families with one Social Security Number-holder will also become retroactively eligible for the checks that were a part of the CARES Act.
This e-learning course is designed for aspiring and new practitioners to learn the necessary skills and knowledge surrounding immigration law to become effective advocates. This accelerated course incorporates webinars and self-directed activities, providing a foundational overview of integral immigration law and developing legal expertise.
Despite the incoming Biden administration’s indication that they will seek to undo the public charge rule’s stringent requirements, there is uncertainty over how long it will take to accomplish this. This webinar series will address how to navigate this issue in the interim, including regulations, best practices, and strategies to advocate on behalf of your client.
USCIS recently announced updates to age and “sought to acquire” requirements under the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA). These updates further clarify how USCIS calculates an applicant’s age under defined conditions and provides other guidance.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have released multiple new and revised guidance from their policy manual currently open for public comment. Policy updates include changes to the Child Status Protection Act, adjustments to naturalization eligibility, and the revised civics test for naturalization. Deadlines for feedback are between December 14-18, 2020, respectively.
Encouraging practitioners to operate from a trauma-informed lens when working with unaccompanied and separated immigrant children, this practice guide illustrates critical steps towards ensuring safe repatriation. The guide offers essential tips when working directly with clients and information regarding advocacy work with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), consulates, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Despite the passage of emergency response packages directed at providing coronavirus relief, this legislation has systematically excluded many immigrants. In response, many states and localities and philanthropic and community-based organizations have provided critical support during this time. However, their ability to deliver needed services is limited. This brief offers information for policymakers seeking to build a more comprehensive and inclusive system that centers immigrant families in COVID-19-related federal actions.
This toolkit, developed in partnership with the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) state policy subcommittee, is geared toward immigration attorneys seeking to counsel clients who may be concerned about the impact their participation in affordable housing programs will have on their applications for permanent residency.
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