NAWJ Webinar - Immigrant Children and Youth: Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification with a 360-view of the Roles of State Courts, Immigration Courts, & USCIS

Sep 06, 2023 @ 1:00PM - Sep 06, 2023 @ 2:30PM

September 6, 2023
1:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM CDT / 11:00 AM MDT / 10:00 AM PDT

Immigrant Children and Youth:
Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification with a 360-view of the Roles of State Courts, Immigration Courts, & USCIS

A LIVE Webinar ONLY (this event will NOT be recorded)

Sponsored by NAWJ's Immigration Committee, NAWJ Juvenile Justice & Child Welfare Committee, National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges, and the ABA Judicial Division, this program will help judges understand the different roles of state courts, immigration courts, and United States Citizenship & Immigration Services Agency in the progression of a case for a child seeking special immigrant juvenile status.

Speakers will discuss their various roles to provide a 360 comprehensive overview of cases involving children seeking special immigrant juvenile status findings including best practices for language in orders.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the various different roles of courts and agencies in the legal process for a child seeking special immigrant juvenile status including: state trial courts, immigration courts, and United States Citizenship & Immigration Services.
Learn the best practices for language to include in court orders for cases involving children seeking special immigrant juvenile status.