Training for Detention Representation
UC Davis Clinical Law Professor Holly Cooper will be featured at the following training:
Asian Law Caucus Training & Pro Bono Opportunities:
Representing Immigrants Facing Detention & Deportation
The Asian Law Caucus and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom, LLP invite you to a legal training for law firm associates, legal service providers, advocates, and community organizers on:
|
Date: |
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 |
|
Time: |
6:30 p.m – 8:30 p.m. |
|
Location: |
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom LLP, Four Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California
|
Last week, Senate leaders were unable to reach an agreement around a compromise that will provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented living in the United States. The national debate on comprehensive immigration reform has sparked strong demonstrations in Milwaukee, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Phoenix in the past few weeks. Thousands turned out in Washington, D.C. and around the nation on April 10 as Congress prepares to return to the Senate floor debate on April 24. If passed, the Senate immigration bills contain certain detention and removal provisions that are of important concern to the Asian Law Caucus. These provisions will increase the detention of immigrants indefinitely; limit federal court’s review of removal orders issued erroneously; eliminate voluntary departure for immigrants; expand the use of secret evidence in removal proceedings; and eliminate the authority of Immigration Courts to hear motions to reopen of deportation cases.
In preparation for the vast immigration changes, the Asian Law Caucus will host a legal training on representing immigrants facing detention and deportation. Topics will include the nuts and bolts of representing immigrants before Immigration Court; overview of the detention system; a special focus on complex criminal immigration cases and an update on the Senate Immigration bills.
Attorneys interested in pro bono cases with the Asian Law Caucus are strongly encouraged to sign up for a removal case at the end of the legal training.
Individuals attending the training must RSVP to the Asian Law Caucus by contacting Sin Yen Ling at sinyenL@asianlawcaucus.org by April 28, 2006. Directions to Skadden, Arps will be provided after your RSVP is received. CLE will not be available For additional questions, please contact Sin Yen Ling at 415-896-1701 or sinyenL@asianlawcaucus.org.
bh