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Wednesday January 25
2017
 Asylum: Immigration Relief for Victims of Gender-Related Persecution

More than eighty countries have laws that criminalize people who are LGBT—with several applying the death penalty. The lucky ones make it to the United States. But without legal status, they face the constant threat of deportation, are unable to work, and cannot access needed benefits related to housing, healthcare, and disability, among other things. This program provides pro bono attorneys with a history of LGBT/HIV immigration, an overview of asylum eligibility, and the affirmative asylum application process. Participants will also be trained on working with low-income LGBT/HIV+ clients.

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  • When
    Wednesday, January 25, 2017
    11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Location
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    101 Park Ave.
    New York, NY 10178
  • CLE Credits
    Skills: 0.50
    Areas of Professional Practice: 1.50
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Immigration
    LGBT
  • 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.