Field Alerts are rapid-response updates from CLINIC’s Emerging Issues (EI) Team. They provide Affiliates and other legal practitioners with timely, action-focused guidance on major immigration policy changes, federal litigation, and executive actions.
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Topline Immigration Policy updates (TIPs) are brief policy summaries published by CLINIC to keep our Affiliate network informed about federal immigration law and policy changes.
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This resource provides guidance and actionable steps to support a successful transition into practice following Department of Justice accreditation approval.
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CLINIC online trainings are open to the staff and volunteers of CLINIC Affiliates, any other nonprofit agency, and private attorneys and their staff. Independent non-attorney legal workers are not eligible to register for CLINIC trainings. CLINIC reserves the right to request proof of an agency’s nonprofit status, proof of employment/volunteer status with a nonprofit, and/or proof of authorization to provide immigration legal services to the community. If you are a government employee, you may not register for trainings without prior authorization. You may request permission to register by contacting CLINIC.
CLINIC is committed to preventing the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law (UPIL). If your program does not currently offer immigration legal services and does not currently employ an immigration attorney or have Department of Justice Recognition with at least one accredited staff member, your program is not authorized. For information on our Capacity Building Institute, click here.
As it has for more than 30 years, CLINIC will fight for the rights of immigrants. CLINIC trains legal representatives who provide high-quality and affordable immigration legal services. We develop and sustain a network of nonprofit programs that serve over 500,000 immigrants every year. We cultivate projects that support and defend vulnerable immigrant populations by:
History has taught us that people who step up can make a difference. We hope you will join us.
Embracing the Gospel value of welcoming the stranger, CLINIC promotes the dignity and protects the rights of immigrants in partnership with a dedicated network of Catholic and community legal immigration programs. We are based out of Silver Spring, Maryland (Washington, D.C. metropolitan area), with an office in Oakland, California, and additional staff working from locations throughout the country. Questions and inquiries can be sent to national@cliniclegal.org.
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