2007 Asylum Conference

Friday, June 1, 2007
8:15 am — 5:00 pm

*Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000
Minneapolis, Minnesota
* note new location

The Advocates for Human Rights is offering a one-day conference to provide practitioners with practical information for representing asylum seekers in the U.S. Participants will learn the essentials of asylum law from filing the asylum application to preparing for the hearing. The conference also offers an advanced asylum track in litigation strategies for the seasoned immigration practitioner.

Through a trained pro bono panel of over 300 lawyers, The Advocates for Human Rights represents hundreds of asylum seekers annually. This annual conference has gained a reputation for excellence, presenting local and national experts on asylum law and practice.

Topics will include:
The ABC’s of Asylum Law
Preparing the Affirmative Case
Preparing the Removal Case
Asylum Law Updates from the BIA and the 8th Circuit
Asylum and Material Support
Practice Before the Asylum Office
Proving Asylum Cases in Court: REAL ID, Entry and Identity
Detention: Custody, Bond Hearings & ISAP

Featured Speakers
* denotes invited, not yet confirmed

Scott Baniecke* (Office of Detention and Removal), Ben Casper (Attorney at Law), Immigration Judge Joseph Dierkes, Paula Duthoy (Attorney at Law), Karen Ellingson (Attorney at Law), Emily Good (The Advocates for Human Rights), Kevin Lashus (Attorney at Law), Kenneth Madsen (Chicago Asylum Office), Lynn Mershon (Behavioral Interventions), Nancy Peterson (Attorney at Law), Paschal Nwokocha (Attorney at Law), Immigration Judge Kristin Olmanson, Acting Chairman Juan P. Osuna (Board of Immigration Appeals), Dinesh Shenoy (Aronson & Associates), Chief Counsel Richard Soli (Department of Homeland Security), and Joseph Vail (University of Houston Law Center)

For more information, contact Ingrid Haugland:
(612) 341-3302 ext. 120; ihaugland@mnadvocates.org

 2007 Asylum Conference Registration Form