Month: May 2012

126 defenders, 31 states, 1 national training

The Defending Immigrants Partnership (DIP) held its Sixth National Training on Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions in Denver in May 2012. DIP Partners IDP, ILRC and NIPNLG trained 126 attorneys from public defender offices in 31 states on crim-imm law, advising immigrant clients, strategies to avoid deportability and institutionalizing Padilla in defender offices. Attendees were nominated by their chief defender or … Read more »

Free Prosecutorial Discretion Clinic for Individuals Facing Deportation

LEARN HOW TO SUBMIT PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION REQUESTS Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6 to 9 p.m. 137-139 West 25th Street, 12th floor, New York, NY The New York Immigration Coalition, New York Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the Immigrant Defense Project would like to invite your members to a training on submitting prosecutorial discretion applications. This training is … Read more »