Representing Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Thursday, April 26, 2012 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
This program will provide an overview of the unique legal challenges facing Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, as well as tools for advocating on their behalf. Topics covered will include detention and release from detention, common forms of legal relief (including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Asylum), bond hearings, and the intersection of criminal and immigration law in children's cases.
Moderator: MARK VON STERNBERG, Catholic Charities Community Services; Chair, Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law
Speakers: ABIGAIL CUSHING, Staff Attorney, Catholic Charities Community Services; ANNIE LEVIN, Staff Attorney, Catholic Charities Community Services
Event is free; for more information and to register, please contact Abigail Cushing at abigail.cushing@archny.org