Children's Asylum: Legal Theories and Volunteer Opportunities

Children's Asylum: Legal Theories and Volunteer Opportunities  

By: Immigration Advocates Network 

The Immigration Advocates Network invites you to a FREE webinar, "Children's Asylum: Legal Theories and Volunteer Opportunities," on Thursday, September 17th.  This webinar will cover political asylum for children, with a focus on unaccompanied children from Central America. The panelists will give a brief overview, then discuss asylum legal theories and arguments on behalf of children. They will also identify resources and opportunities to volunteer.

The panelists are:

• Eunice Lee and Blaine Bookey, Co-Legal Directors, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies;
• Susan Timmons, Associate Director, Practice and Professionalism Center, American Immigration Lawyers Association;
• Meredith Linsky, Director, American Bar Association Commission on Immigration; and
• Abigail Krusemark, Immigrant Youth Resources Coordinator, Immigration Advocates Network.

To register for this free webinar, click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. If you have questions, email IAN at support@immigrationadvocates.org.