Learn how to navigate common obstacles in the representation of Afghan asylum-seekers. The advisory covers common types of Afghan asylum cases and bars to asylum.
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American Bar Association (ABA): Representing Children and Families in Immigration Matters Pro Bono 101 Training
For Legal Service Providers working with children and families in immigration cases, this webinar provides an overview of the key forms of legal relief when working with children and families in immigration cases such as asylum, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Temporary Protected Status, and other humanitarian forms of relief.
American Bar Association: Asylum 101 for Representing Afghan Parolees
Watch this webinar for a broad overview of asylum. It serves as a roadmap for subsequent trainings that delve more deeply into aspects and elements of applying for asylum for Afghan asylum-seekers.
American Bar Association: Asylum for Afghans 201: Bars to Asylum and Common Concerns
This webinar addresses common issues that arise when asylum cases are filed by Afghans, including bars to asylum that may be relevant for Afghans who lived under Taliban rule.
American Bar Association: Immigration Ethics 101: Ethical Obligations a Lawyer Should Consider When Accepting an Immigration Matter
This course, free for ABA members, explains the Model Rules of Professional Conduct at issue when handling an immigration case. You can avoid a disciplinary complaint and a client protection claim by watching this course, and better understand the complexity and nature of the matter.
American Bar Association: Intro to Unaccompanied Children and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
An overview of the process for children who cross the border on their own, without a parent or legal guardian, and are designated unaccompanied. Learn more about Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), granted to children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by at least one parent.
American Bar Association: Introduction to Asylum for Unaccompanied Children
View the webinar for an introduction to asylum law from the Children’s Immigration Law Academy (CILA), a legal resource center.
American Bar Association: Practice Advisory: Ethical Considerations for Representing Families on the Dedicated Docket
Examine this advisory for a discussion and clarification of ethics issues that may arise during representation of families on the Dedicated Docket. Discover more information on determining whether the family unit can be represented by a single lawyer, legal services agreement, special issues when representing spouses, representing children, and more.
American Bar Association: Practice Guide Statements as Evidence: Drafting and Editing Declarations, Affidavits, and Letters
The ABA’s Commission on Immigration developed this Practice Guide for drafting and editing Statements of Evidence, including declarations, affidavits, and letters. These written statements have the potential to be the most informative and critical pieces of evidence in establishing a prima facie case (case at first sight) in immigration court and before USCIS.
American Bar Association: Quick Guide: Engaging Country Conditions Experts in Asylum Cases
Consult this quick guide as an overview of some of the most common questions new-to-immigration attorneys may have on engaging country conditions experts. Learn how engaging a country conditions expert helps an asylum case.