Immigration Remedies for Immigrant Children
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Bar Association of the City of New York (42 West 44th Street)
Every day, unaccompanied children arrive in the United States fleeing their homes because of dangers ranging from rape, death, human rights violations (i.e. trafficking, child labor), and the upheavals of natural disasters to severe abuse, abandonment, or neglect by their family. Other children have been separated from their parents, due to conflict and other adverse circumstances. This CLE Program provides an overview of different remedies available to immigrant children in immigration removal proceedings. In addition, pro bono representation of this particularly vulnerable group in Immigration Court and Family Court will be discussed. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session.
Speakers Include:
* Diana Castaneda (KIND, Inc.)
* Honorable Immigration Judge Gabriel Videla (appearing in his personal capacity)
* Boubacar Diallo (Sophomore, Pace University)
* Alyssa Rower (Sheresky Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP)
* Katherine Fleet (The Legal Aid Society)
* Maureen Schad (The Door)
* Anne Marie Mulcahy (KIND, Inc.)
Sponsored By:
* Children and the Law Committee (Fredda Monn, Chair)
Co-Sponsored By:
* Family Court and Family Law Committee (Karen Fisher Gutheil, Chair)
* Immigration and Nationality Law Committee (Linda Kenepaske, Chair)
Members of the NY Bar, their guests, and all other interested persons are invited to attend.
No fee is required.