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Wednesday November 6
2019
 U-Visas: Immigration Relief for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Immigrant survivors of domestic violence face several obstacles to safety. In addition to cultural and language barriers, abusers may use immigration status or threats of deportation to assert power and control. Immigrant victims are also less likely to call the police out of fear of deportation and of being separated from their children. U-Visas are available to crime victims who have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse and have cooperated with law enforcement. This training will provide attendees with an overview of eligibility requirements for a U Visa and the application process. The training will also discuss best practices for working with survivors of domestic violence.

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  • When
    Wednesday, November 6, 2019
    10:00 am - 11:30 am
  • Location
    Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
    101 Park Ave.
    New York, NY 10178
  • CLE Credits
    Skills: 0.50
    Areas of Professional Practice: 1.00
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Immigration
  • Price: $0

About the Faculty

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    Janice Chua (Speaker)

    Janice Chua is an Immigration Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney at Legal Services NYC (LSNYC), where she provides training and mentoring to pro bono attorneys at law firms and corporations on a variety of immigration matters. Prior to joining the pro bono unit, she was a Staff Attorney at LSNYC’s Queens office, focusing on humanitarian immigration relief. She started her legal career at New York Legal Assistance Group, where she represented individuals in removal proceedings and other complex immigration cases. Janice was in the first class of Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) legal fellows, from 2014 to 2017. Through IJC, she represented detained families in Karnes and Dilley detention centers in Texas in 2015. Janice received her law degree from Fordham University School of Law in 2014 where she dedicated herself to promoting economic justice and community development, and to fighting to protect the rights of survivors of human trafficking and workplace crimes.