NJSBA Family Law Section

Hello Family Law Section members,

On Friday, Sept. 28, NJICLE will present Asylum and Refugee Law Update: What the A-B- Decision Means for Domestic Violence Applicants from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Best Western Robert Treat Hotel in Newark.

There's no hotter topic than asylum law. Thousands are attempting to enter the United States through our southern border, and other ports of entry. Many of whom are requesting asylum or raising it as an affirmative defense in deportation proceedings if they come to the country illegally. Some will claim that they are victims of domestic violence, and for them, the entry bar has been raised higher by Attorney General Jeff Sessions' June ruling in the A-B- Case, which held:

• The applicant has the burden of showing his/her eligibility for asylum and must establish each element of the standard.
• No flawed applications are allowed - partially defective petition is grounds for dismissal of the entire claim.
• The fact that a country is having a problem policing certain crimes, and that some are likely to be victims of those crimes, cannot itself establish an asylum claim.
• Those seeking to prove persecution based on private rather than governmental conduct must show that government condoned the individual behavior or demonstrated an inability to protect the victims.
• Applicants seeking asylum must indicate the targeted social group and show that they are a member of it.
• Hearing boards and judges must now consider whether internal relocation within the home country is a reasonable alternative for the applicant.

At this important new seminar, the state's leading immigration authorities on asylum law will review the A-B- decision, discuss its meaning, and provide practical guidance for handling, and proving domestic violence/asylum claims in light of its holding. They will also review other technical requirements for asylum, and offer practical advice for traversing minefields in asylum practice.

FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:
Susan Girardo Roy, Esq.
Law Office of Susan Roy, LLC, Princeton Junction

Speaker:
Lauren Anselowitz, Esq.
Harlan York & Associates, New York
Raquiba Huq, Esq.
Supervising Attorney of the Immigration
Representation Project ("IRP") at Legal Services of New Jersey
Lori Nessel
Professor of Law, Seton Law School
CSJ Director, Newark
Rose Cuison Villazor
Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar
Rutgers University School of Law, Newark

TOPICS
• Tips for handling domestic violence/asylum petitions in light of the A-B- decision
• Gangs and DV
• Opposition to Gangs as Political Opinion
• Common Application Flaws and How to Avoid Them
• Definitions - What's the Difference Between Asylum and Refugee Status
• How Persecution is Defined
• The Process of Credible and Reasonable Fear Interviews
• Current Caselaw and Legal Strategies Regarding Particular Social Group
• Presenting a Case Before the Immigration Court
• The Asylum "Clock"
... and more

CLE Credits:
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.5 hours of total CLE credit.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 4.5 credits (50 minute hour)
PA CLE: 3.5 substantive credits pending ($16 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (t&nt): 4.5 professional practice credits

The tuition for NJSBA members is $160. The general tuition is $200.

Click here to register for Asylum and Refugee Law Update: What the A-B- Decision Means for Domestic Violence Applicants.
Click here to download a form to register.
Click here for a form to register a group.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.

All the best,
Barbara

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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
[email protected]
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