Why You Should Attend

This program will provide an overview of immigration relief that may be available to children, victims of crime and trafficking, and individuals eligible for asylum. The program will also address cancellation of removal and related relief. Experienced faculty will discuss substantive and procedural issues as well as new developments in relevant case law and processes.

What You Will Learn

After completing this program, participants will be able to:

• Understand asylum basics
• Recognize key fundamentals of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
• Identify immigration relief for victims of crime or abuse
• Understand the role of cancellation of removal and related relief

Who Should Attend

The program will benefit attorneys who represent, or are seeking to represent, these vulnerable populations.

This program is a companion to PLI’s Basic Immigration Law 2024: Business, Family, Naturalization, and Related Areas program, taking place live in New York and as a Webcast on February 1, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m. ET.

PLI offers full scholarships, registration fee waivers, and discounts to attend PLI programs for attorneys, paralegals, law librarians, and staff working for nonprofit/legal services organizations; pro bono attorneys/volunteers (providing no-fee legal assistance to clients individually or through a nonprofit organization); government attorneys; judges and judicial law clerks; law professors and law students; retired attorneys; independent/freelance paralegals; unemployed attorneys; and others with financial hardships. Learn more here.