Pro Bono News and October Training Series! (September 2024)

Dear Friend of PAIR,

Happy fall! We continue to recruit pro bono attorneys to take on full representation asylum cases, as the new season is underway. In addition to step-by-step mentorship with a PAIR attorney, we are also facilitating a weekly pro bono training series in October so new pro bono attorneys can tune in live with other practitioners.

Taking on an asylum case in conjunction with this training series will undoubtedly make an enormous difference in a client's life—as well as count towards your pro bono hours.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to hit reply and ask.

We look forward to having you join us in October!

Melanie

Pro Bono Involvement Coordinator

Upcoming Trainings in October

Asylum 101: Part One

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

from 12:00 - 1:00pm EST

Hosted by

PAIR Executive Director, Anita Sharma and

PAIR Asylum Program Manager, Ilana Greenstein

PAIR's Anita P. Sharma and Ilana Greenstein will conduct a two-part pro bono training on asylum law, policy, and practice. The sessions will cover an overview of asylum law, how to work with asylum-seeking clients, interviewing survivors of violence, asylum case preparation and packaging, and the basics of presenting a case before the Asylum Office and Immigration Court.

Please click here to register for the first part of this training. (Please also be sure to separately register for the second part of this training below!)

Asylum 101: Part Two

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

from 12:00 - 1:00pm EST

Hosted by

PAIR Executive Director, Anita Sharma and

PAIR Asylum Program Manager, Ilana Greenstein

Please click here to register for the second part of the Asylum 101 training.

Terminating Removal Proceedings

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

from 12:00 - 1:00pm EST

Hosted by PAIR Justice for Immigrant Families Program Manager, Elizabeth Badger

This training will discuss newly promulgated regulations for terminating proceedings, case law on termination, as well as considerations to review with your clients before seeking termination. Please click here to register.

Bond Hearings for Detained Clients

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

from 12:00 - 1:00pm EST

Hosted by PAIR Detention Program Manager,

Irene Freidel

This training session will cover the basics for requesting that an Immigration Judge grant bond for a detained client. The training will include a discussion of the current law on bond eligibility, what information should be provided in the bond motion, how to prepare for the bond hearing, and what to do after your client is released. We will also discuss how to address some of the more complicated issues that can arise in custody cases. Please click here to register.

Seeking Parole for Individuals Detained by ICE

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

from 12:00 - 1:00pm EST

Hosted by PAIR Detention Attorney,

Dani Hargus

This training will discuss practice tips for seeking release for detained clients on parole. Topics will include parole eligibility, the substance of a parole request, tips for working with ICE, and considerations to review with your client when applying for parole. Please click here to register.

Pro Bono Needed for

Detained Client's Bond Hearing

PAIR's Detention Program is actively recruiting pro bono attorneys to handle bond and parole requests for immigrant detainees. This is a limited scope matter.

The following bond hearing is in need of pro bono representation:

DPG is a young man who came to the U.S. fleeing violence in Guatemala. He has lived peacefully in the U.S. for several years, until he was stopped by border patrol and detained by ICE while driving near the Canadian border. He is currently detained at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility. He has no criminal history and hopes to reunite with his sister outside of detention.

PAIR will provide close case mentoring and training on these detained matters.

If you are interested or have questions, please email PAIR's Detention Manager, Irene Freidel, ifreidel@pairproject.org.

Available Asylum Pro Bono Cases

To read the longer case abstract for each the cases below, please click here.

If you are an attorney and are interested in taking on one of the below non-detained asylum cases, please email me at mgleason@pairproject.org.

Asylum (Immigration Court): WM (Haiti) is a 29-year-old man who fled Haiti due to his political activism.

Asylum (Immigration Court): PS (Haiti) is a 27-year-old Haitian man who was targeted by gangs on account of his membership in the local neighborhood watch.

Asylum (Immigration Court): LEO (Honduras) is a 20-year-old woman who has survived extensive torture at the hands of MS-13 because her father attempted to leave the gang.

Asylum (Asylum Office): AK (Sierra Leone) is a 31-year-old man who was persecuted by the current government on account of his political opinion and Temne identity.

Asylum (Immigration Court): VG (Peru) is a 21-year-old woman who escaped with her infant daughter after being held captive and trafficked for a year and a half.

Asylum (Immigration Court): TD (Guinea) is a 30-year-old man who fled because of persecution he faced on account of his political opinion opposing the government.

Volunteer Interpreters Needed!

PAIR is in need of volunteer interpreters who speak Spanish and other languages to assist our team with detention intakes.

If you are interested and available, please email Omairy Martinez, omartinez@pairproject.org.

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