March 9, 2019
10 am - 2 pm
Mayflower United Church of Christ Faith Community
106 E Diamond Lake Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55419
This event is open to attorneys and non-attorneys. 3 CLE credits will be applied for.
Lunch provided
Agenda
10 – 10:30 am
Overview of Central American migration: push factors and U.S. response from 2014-today
10:30 –11 am
Witness testimony (Hear from volunteers who have worked with asylum seekers at the border and in Minnesota regarding the challenges facing their clients and their strategies for success)
11 am -12 pm
Overview of the basics of asylum law, how asylum seekers can seek this protection, and the challenges they face in doing so
12-12:30 pm
Lunch and presentation on ways to support asylum seekers in your community
12:30-2 pm
Breakout trainings to get the tools to help Central American asylum seekers, for volunteer attorneys, volunteer interpreters, and faith communities seeking to accompany asylum seekers