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Dear Friend, We are thinking of you, and hope you are well. We
appreciate your dedication and the challenges you face right now.
This is our care package of trainings and materials that advocates
are creating to help each other, in the weeks ahead. Best wishes, IAN
Strategies to Meet the Challenge
Remote Legal Support: Learn from the Experts (upcoming webinar)
This webinar is based on our new manual, Remote Legal Support: A
Guide for Nonprofit and Pro Bono Innovation -
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technology-based approaches to providing offsite legal services. This
webinar will take a closer look at three successful RLS projects and
discuss logistics, challenges, and best practices for connecting to
underserved and rural communities. The panelists are Carolyn Kim,
Esq./Project Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA; Kallie
Dale-Ramos, Attorney, Montana Health Justice Partnership, Montana
Legal Services Association; and, Cindy Woods, Staff Attorney, Family
Detention Project, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. The moderator is Laura
Vazquez, Senior Program Manager, Immigration Initiatives, UnidosUS.
Register here -
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Citizenshipworks Basics (newly recorded webinar)
New to Citizenshipworks -
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overview of basic how-tos on the platform. The webinar walks through
the applicant and advocate experiences, including N-400 completion
and editing. This training is required for new Citizenshipworks
partners. Access a recorded version of the webinar here -
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How to Refer Applicants to Citizenshipworks Virtual Legal Review
Projects (newly recorded webinar)
If you don’t have the capacity to offer legal citizenship
assistance, there are several New Americans Campaign partners who can
provide free virtual (remote) legal review for Citizenshipworks users
anywhere in the country: Advancing Justice-Los Angeles, GMHC in New
York, BPSOS-Houston, and IRC-Atlanta. Learn more about their projects
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Using immi.org for Screening and Intake (sign up)
Immigration programs are using immi Connect for remote legal
services. Immi's quiz helps identify immigration options, based on
the client's unique immigration history. Immi Connect gives legal
partners a comprehensive view of the client's answers to the online
screening interview. Clients can use immi on any phone or computer.
To receive immi resources and learn about becoming a partner, click
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Trainings on Law and Advocacy
Humanitarian Asylum: Are You Forgetting to Make this Essential Claim
for Your Asylum Seeker Client? (upcoming webinar) -
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Join us Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 pm Eastern, for an overview of both
kinds of humanitarian asylum, and a deeper dive into best practices
for presenting these claims before the asylum office and Immigration
Court. The panelist is Alison Griffith, Staff Attorney, Refugee and
Immigrant Program, The Advocates for Human Rights. Register here. -
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Responding to In-Custody Tragedies Effectively and Responsibly
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Join us Thursday, April 9, at 2:00 pm Eastern, for an adaptive rapid
response template for attorneys and advocates to address an
in-custody death; and an overview of the investigative steps DHS and
relevant state and local authorities will follow. The presentation
includes resources for affected family members, community members,
and loved ones; movement-minded, human-centered organizing and
messaging; and, a trauma-informed primer on how to communicate with
the family members and loved ones. The panelists are R. Andrew Free,
immigration and civil rights attorney, representing detained
immigrants suing private prison corporations, and leading the
#DetentionKills Network; and, Karina Kelly immigration paralegal who
is also the sister of Jean Jimenez, who died in ICE custody. Register
here -
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Alerts and Events
Find the latest government announcements on closings and other
developments on the IAN homepage -
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offer more online trainings. Visit our calendar -
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latest news on our homepage at www.immigrationadvocates.org
Other Resources
Pivoting to Remote Work, a free course series from TechSoup at:
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Philanthropy, including how grantmakers can help at:
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About Immigration Advocates Network
The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN), a program of Pro Bono Net,
is dedicated to expanding access to immigration legal resources and
information through collaboration and technology. We create our own
tools, build platforms for others, and work with partners to harness
the power of technology to better support immigrants and their
advocates.
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