Custody, Guardianship & Obtaining a Predicate Order for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Mock Hearing Edition
October 9 @ 12:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | Two sessions, Two Nearby Locations
- Afternoon Session, 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM: The Nuts and Bolts of an SIJS Case
Montgomery County Executive Office Building Auditorium, 101 Monroe St 2nd Fl, Rockville, MD 20850 - Evening Session, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Mock Hearings and Q&A with the Court
Montgomery County Circuit Court, 50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850
Nearly all immigrant children who appear in immigration court without legal representation are deported. You can make a difference by volunteering to represent a child who suffered abuse, abandonment, or neglect by one of their parents and is eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (“SIJS”).
Register today and commit to preventing deportations. This training will prepare volunteers to represent caregivers before the MD Circuit Court – the first important part of obtaining SIJS.
Registration closes on Monday, October 7, 2024. Sign up by Friday, September 27, 2024, to help present the mock case and get feedback from the Bench!
Participating lawyers must be a current volunteer with a Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP) partner or agree to accept one new SIJS case within one year of registering.
Co-sponsored by:
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, DC Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), and Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund. This project is also supported by the Montgomery County Department of Community Engagement Cluster and by a grant from the Maryland Judiciary’s Department of Juvenile and Family Services.
Questions? Contact the MILAP Team at edu.immigration@probonomd.org.
