Why You Should Attend
Attorneys and other advocates who represent children in immigration matters will learn about recent developments in law and policy with regard to important protections available to immigrant children, including Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and asylum. Experienced faculty will examine problem-solving strategies for addressing common issues that arise in children's cases.

What You Will Learn
After completing this program, participants will be better able to:

• Focus on essential elements for building a successful asylum case on behalf of a child
• Handle Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) representation and special issues and problem-solving
• Understand what ethics rules require in representing a child client

Who Should Attend
This program will offer more advanced SIJS and asylum strategies for anyone currently representing immigrant children, as well as discussion of foundational rules on ethics. Familiarity with basic parameters for SIJS and asylum will be helpful for those newer to the practice area.

Program Level: Overview

Prerequisites: None

Advanced Prep: None

If you work for an IRC Section 501c3 organizations dedicated to providing direct pro bono representation, your organization may be eligible to receive a PLI Pro Bono Membership which provides free access to PLI programs. For more information please click on the following link: https://www.pli.edu/globalassets/pro-bono/pro-bono-application-march-2022.pdf