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Tuesday April 19
2016
 Introduction to Immigration Law

Hotline Training. No CLE.

This training will provide practitioners with an introduction to immigration concepts, an overview of family-based immigration, how to obtain lawful permanent residence status, issues of inadmissibility and deportability, overview of removal proceedings, naturalization and citizenship and other humanitarian forms of relief, such as asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA), U and T visas, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

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  • When
    Tuesday, April 19, 2016
    9:15 am - 10:00 am
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Immigration
  • Price: $0

About the Faculty

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    Audrey Carr (Speaker)

    M. Audrey Carr, the Director of Immigration and Special Projects at Legal Services NYC, has practiced immigration law for more than ten years. Trained in International Business management, with degrees from Earlham College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (MBA), Ms. Carr went to work for the United Nations Development Fund for Women in New York and Harare, Zimbabwe. She subsequently earned a law degree at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas, and practiced law in Minneapolis, in both a non-profit and a private law firm setting. Her private practice centered on asylum, deportation, consular processing, Federal Court litigation and family-based immigration, including work with battered immigrants and crime victims. Ms. Carr is a member of the New York State Bar, and is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She speaks French fluently and is extensively involved in advocacy on behalf of immigrants, veterans and language access policies.