Opportunities

Early Bird Conference Registration: “Beyond Separation: Protecting Cross Border Families”

International Social Service (Early Bird Registration open until August 31, 2019)

This two-day event will take place on October 17th and 18th, 2019 at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. This conference will allow legal, judicial, social service, and advocacy professionals to share and implement best practices to protect the long term safety of cross border children and families.

Webinar: Child Status Protection Act

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (July 25, 2019)

This webinar will explore all aspects of the CSPA as it affects principal and derivative beneficiaries, asylee and refugee derivatives, and VAWA self-petitioners and derivatives. 

Webinar: Ethical Issues in the Representation of Children

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (July 18, 2019)

This webinar will explore common ethical challenges that arise in the course of representing children using the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct as a guide. Topics will include competency and capacity, joint representation, conflicts of interest related to social workers and parents and others.

Webinar: Beyond Walls and Tariffs: Responding to Migration Challenges at the U.S. – Mexico Border

Migration Policy Institute, (July 9, 2019)

Join MPI and AEI for a conversation on border security, as well as policy responses and regional cooperation on illegal immigration.

Webinar: New Legislation and Case Law in the World of Immigrant-Post Conviction Relief

Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 13, 2019)

The field of immigrant post-conviction relief is rapidly evolving. California continues to pass new legislative vehicles to erase or challenge old convictions while the courts of appeal, including the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Ninth Circuit, and state appellate courts are frequently issuing new decisions interpreting those laws. This webinar will present a summary of cutting-edge developments in immigrant post-conviction relief practice. Among other topics, we will discuss the BIA’s cases interpreting Cal. Pen. C. 18.5 retroactivity and 1203.43 and the new CA felony murder and sentence recall laws.

Webinar: Denaturalization: What Practitioners Need to Know

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (May 10, 2019)

In 2018, news media reported U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ plans to focus resources on identifying naturalized citizens who should not have been granted citizenship and pursuing denaturalization against them. This webinar will cover the laws and process governing denaturalization, discuss the types of cases in which the government has pursued denaturalization in the past, and offer tips for practitioners representing clients pursuing naturalization.

Webinar: Asylum Under Attack – Restrictions on Asylum at the Border and Beyond

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (May 3, 2019)

Asylum seekers are facing unprecedented hurdles to presenting their claims in the United States. This training will begin with an update from Luis Guerra, a Strategic Capacity Officer for CLINIC who has been working with asylum seekers in Tijuana with Al Otro Lado. Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. will then discuss efforts by the administration to restrict access to asylum as well as litigation challenging these restrictions.

Webinar: Addressing Trauma in Young Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families Through Early Childhood Programs

Migration Policy Institute (April 3, 2019)

In this webinar, speakers will discuss the intersection of trauma and early childhood development, exploring how migration-related trauma and stressors can influence the wellbeing of young children of immigrants. Researchers from MPI’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy will review how to support young children of immigrants and refugees through early childhood and other programs.

Webinar: Promoting Early Learning for Children of Immigrants: Family and Early Care and Education Supports

Foundation for Child Development (April 3, 2019)

Invitation to Apply for 2019 Predoctoral Summer Institute

Center for Innovation in Child Maltreatment Policy, Research and Training, Washington University in St. Louis (2019)

The CICM hosts an annual two and a half day Predoctoral Summer Institute for 12 underrepresented minority (URM) professionals who are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in social work, public health, or public policy areas nationwide.