Asylum Training at Creighton March 4 – 5

February 10, 2008

THE THIRD CONFERENCE ON EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLEES

Co-Sponsored by

CATHOLIC LEGAL IMMIGRATION NETWORK, INC.
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
EPISCOPAL MIGRATION MINISTRIES
HEBREW IMMIGRANT AID SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
JUSTICE FOR OUR NEIGHBORS
LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICE
U.S. CONERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS WORLD RELIEF

March 4 – 5, 2008
March 4: 7:45 – 4:45
March 5: 8:30 – 5:00

Creighton University School of Law
2500 California Plaza
(21st St. and Cass Ave.)
Omaha, Nebraska 68178
(402) 280-2872

$215 per person from sponsoring organization; $645 cap ($50 materials fee per person for more than 3 attendees)
$240 per person from other nonprofit programs (non sponsoring organization); $720 cap ($50 materials fee per person for more than 3 attendees)
$370 per person for private attorneys and their staff

Registration fee includes training materials and breakfast and lunch during the conference

This two-day training conference is designed for those who work with refugees, asylees and their families on immigration law matters. In addition to presentations by immigration law practitioners, participants will hear from immigration officials working at USCIS headquarters and at the Nebraska and Texas Service Centers. Workshop topics will include: adjustment of status for refugees and asylees; applications by asylee and refugee derivatives; overview of refugee processing; inadmissibility grounds and waivers; and termination of asylee and refugee status.

The deadline for registration is February 18th. Space is limited. More information about the conference, including the full agenda, and information about hotels and transportation is available through the registration website.