Presented by The National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP) in partnership with Tahirih Justice Center, American Gateways, and California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
Registration
Participants must register ahead of time at http://www.niwap.org/
Description of Webinar
Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault who fear returning to their home country may be able to obtain lawful status in the United States by applying for gender-based asylum. If the survivor is successful in her application for asylum, she will be authorized to live and work in this country; subsequently apply to become a lawful permanent resident; and eventually become a U.S. citizen. This webinar is designed to help advocates and attorneys not trained in immigration law identify when a survivor might be eligible for gender-based asylum and how to support a survivors and attorneys working with survivors develop the evidentiary record necessary to succeed in bringing a gender-based asylum claim. The webinar will provide tools and information to help advocates and attorneys understand how gender-based asylum cases differ from VAWA, T and U visas.
Webinar materials will include links to practice tools, resources, and training materials, to better assist you in your work with immigrant survivors. This is an interactive webinar in which attendees will be encouraged to participate and ask questions.
Presenters
Leslye Orloff, Director, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP), American University College of Law
Morgan Weibel, Baltimore Director, Tahirih Justice Center;
Edna Yang, Assistant Executive Director, American Gateways
Rocio Molina, Associate Director, and Benish Anver, Policy Staff Attorney, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP), American University College of Law