MCIRR Spring Training

MCIRR Advocate Education Subcommittee is putting on this training on Friday, May 16^th, 2014 at the MSU Law Clinic, 610 Abbot Road East Lansing, MI 48823

Cost: $30*, MCIRR Member Organization Staff, $40* non-members *Lunch included

Special Immigrant Juvenile

During our morning session, our presenters will provide a comprehensive overview of the process for procuring SIJ status for unaccompanied, abandoned, and/or neglected children. The presentation will cover probate court basics to adjustment interview tips.

Trainers

Elly Jordan, MSU Immigration Law Clinicl; Liz Balck, Justice for our Neighbors-West Michigan

Crimmigration

During our afternoon session, our presenters will walk you through what happens when a foreign national is arrested and charged with an offense from the criminal defense attorney's perspective, plea bargains, and what helpful information an immigration attorney can provide; the multi-level inquiry required for analyzing an offense's immigration consequences; and post-conviction relief and strategies when a client comes into your office with a prior conviction.

Trainers

Takura Nyamfukudza, Alane & Chartier, P.L.C.;  Joanna Kloet, MSU Immigration Law Clinic;                             Larry Margolis, Margolis Law Firm

1) Register by Friday, May 9^th

2) Send checks to:  Rebecca Lair, c/o Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, 213 Sheldon Blvd. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Checks payable to MCIRR.

Please write the registrant’s name in the memo line, too.

Please contact Melissa Indish indishm@stvcc.org or Ruby Robinson rubyr@michiganimmigrant.org with inquiries.