Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/19/2018
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location
Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A.
Categories
The Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, Region XI, Volunteers Lawyers Network and The Advocates for Human Rights, in partnership, host:
The Border is Here: Timely Opportunities for Legal Volunteers in Minnesota Session One—No Immigration Experience Necessary!
Presenters: Michele Garnett McKenzie
Colleen Beebe Purisaca
Michelle Rivero
Alison Griffith
Description: There is a crisis in our land. There is a groundswell of volunteers wanting to help. The need to address the crisis is not limited to the border. There is a lot for legal volunteers to do in Minnesota—and you don’t need to be an immigration lawyer to help. Are you a lawyer without immigration experience wondering where you fit in? This is the CLE for you.
Topics Covered:
- Putting the crisis into context: the unaccompanied minor waves beginning in 2014 and the current border surge of parents and children. What is the Minnesota connection to these surges?
- What’s happening with immigration enforcement and detention in Minnesota.
- What organizations are working on these issues in Minnesota and what are their volunteer needs
- How non-immigration lawyers and other legal professionals can help
Note: This CLE will not address current travel ban issues.
Cost: FREE
1.5 CLE Standard Credits will be applied for.
This event is also co-sponsored by American Immigration Lawyers Association-MN/Dakotas Chapter.