How many roads must a religious worker walk down before you call him/her a lawful permanent resident…the answer my friend is blowing in the wind at the RIS Breakfast!

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called "Religious Worker Permanent Residency."

This session will provide information and insight to managers and supervisors about how to identify burnout or vicarious trauma in themselves and in their staff.

On Sept. 13, 2023, Judge Andrew Hanen, a federal judge in the U.S. Southern District of Texas, ruled DACA unlawful.

You just received a denial of your client’s application or petition, and the clock is ticking. What remedies are available to challenge the denial and how can you pursue them?

You have worked hard to prepare your client’s naturalization application and now your client is scheduled for an interview with USCIS. How do you prepare your client for that important day?

This session is geared for individuals who are attorneys or fully accredited representatives who practice in removal defense.

Well-established policies and procedures promote fairness and uniformity in our programs’ operations.

Over the past few years, many non-profit legal service providers have been inundated with new arrivals, asylum seekers, naturalization applicants, and TPS applicants.

There is no shortage of agency updates in immigration law. In this session, speakers will discuss immigration hot topics and updates for 2024.

Are you confused as to exactly when your client can retain an earlier priority date? What about the consequences of the petitioner naturalizing or the beneficiary marrying?

This session will cover a variety of situations where your client is in removal proceedings but is eligible for family-related relief.

As more immigrants arrive in different communities across the United States, states and localities have created programs, policies, and funding opportunities in order to assist their new neighbors.

What’s the significance of an extension or a re-designation? Who needs to re-register and when? Will my client benefit from an automatic Employment Authorization Document (EAD) extension?

All naturalization applicants must show that they are of “good moral character” in order to be granted U.S. citizenship.

This session provides information and insight about how to identify and work through vicarious trauma and prevent burnout.

As legal representatives, we share responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the justice system and the legal profession.

Every stage of the application process for seeking U status and adjustment can present significant eligibility challenges, from obtaining a law enforcement certification and identifying a qualifyin

Panelists will cover the basics of consular processing: communicating with the NVC, uploading documents onto the CEAC website, preparing the client for the consular interview, and dealing with visa

Immigration court practice in 2024 presents unique challenges and opportunities.

Are you interested in learning about what CLINIC’s advocacy department is doing and how you can become an advocate in your local communities or on the federal administrative level?

Grab breakfast and bring it with you to this session!

Is your organization’s applications for recognition and/or accreditation "application ready"?

Join CLINIC’s government relations team in conversation with Department of Homeland Security agencies on how to escalate multiple types of case issues.

According to some estimates, between 425,000 and 500,000 Cubans were encountered at the US border in 2022 and 2023.

It is not always easy choosing the right option for a client who needs to remove the conditions on their two-year resident status.

The Department of Justice Recognition and Accreditation (DOJ R & A) program is integral to growing the immigration legal service capacity to respond to the increasing numbers of newcomers in ne

This session is geared for all individuals seeking for opportunities to start conversations that promote learning and sharing of effective legal and program management practices and challenges arou

This workshop will provide an introduction to VAWA self-petitioning for practitioners who are new to self-petitions.

This session is geared for individuals with legal advocate roles at their organizations (attorney, DOJ reps, legal support staff).

Because demand for affordable immigration legal services continues to outweigh capacity, nonprofit providers are increasingly turning to unique, limited-scope service delivery models to balance the

Expert witness testimony can sway an immigration judge from a denial to a grant and can be critical to winning a remand from the BIA.

This session is geared for individuals with program management roles at their organizations (executive director, program director, project managers, or project support staff).

In March 2023, the Department of State announced changes to the visa bulletin which has created roughly a ten-year backlog for religious workers waiting to receive their green cards.

Imagine your client just disclosed a DUI conviction from a few years ago. Or maybe your client has told you that she has used marijuana in a state where it is legal.

Membership in a valid “particular social group” is a protected ground under asylum law. However, the term “particular social group” often instills fear in immigration practitioners.

Join us in-person for our annual CLINIC ICM Power User Workshop!

This interactive workshop will help prepare legal representatives to successfully represent a client in an asylum case in immigration court.

This pre-conference exercise class will focus on balancing mental and physical wellbeing and does not require any special background.

Applicants for naturalization must demonstrate an understanding of the English language and a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of U.S. history and civics.

For beneficiaries residing in the United States and otherwise eligible, adjustment of status provides an avenue to gain permanent residence without having to travel abroad.

In this session, a panel will share updates on case processing tools and procedures and tips for preparing cases.

Bring your questions to this informal session with affiliates and CLINIC staff where we can brainstorm on confounding issues and complex cases.

Join Field Engagement staff for a moderated open forum around advanced program management topics.

Practitioners new to immigration law will benefit from this overview of the public charge ground of inadmissibility, including a step-by-step guide to completing Form I-864, Affidavit of Support.

In recent years, the Biden administration has increasingly used humanitarian parole to facilitate the orderly entry of certain vulnerable populations without providing them a more lasting immigrati

This pre-conference exercise class will focus on balancing mental and physical wellbeing and does not require any special background.

Nonimmigrant religious workers play an integral role in the United States by providing essential services to our U.S. communities.

Asylum law does not have to be intimidating!  Please join us as we break down the basics of asylum law and procedure.  We will discuss concepts such as persecution, well-founded fear, nexus, the fi

Join CLINIC’s Field Engagement staff in a workshop covering tips and tricks to completing a successful funding application.

This panel will review the changes in immigration law and policy over the past year, illuminating the administration’s expansions and reductions of noncitizens’ access to lawful status and forms of

This workshop, appropriate for all levels, will review the requirements of non-LPR Cancellation of Removal, an important form of defensive relief for clients in removal proceedings, and discuss the

This workshop will discuss the pros and cons of applying for a fiancé(e) visa and the steps in that process: confirming eligibility, completing the Form I-129F, gathering necessary documentation, p

Successful immigrant integration happens at the local level, with participation and effort by newcomers and the receiving community.

Sitting there staring at the same old wall? Bored, tired and looking for answers to it all? There’s one perfect fit and RIS is it!

Interested in navigating the deep, narrow alleys and canyon of Religious Worker Immigration Law? Want to peer down the giant chasm of the USCIS customer service gorge?

As Afghan parolees seek permanent residency, asylum, and Temporary Protected Status in the United States, many face intense questioning and scrutiny by USCIS officers on their involvement in armed

Want to feel good in the morning?

This interactive half-day workshop will help prepare legal representatives to successfully represent a client before the asylum office.