This pre-conference exercise class will focus on balancing mental and physical wellbeing and does not require any special background. Even folks who have never been to a yoga class can attend and enjoy it. The beauty of yoga is that you don’t have to be a yogi or yogini to reap the benefits. Yoga is for everyone. The goal of this workshop is to introduce some technics that will help people stretch and relax. We will do some simple exercises that you will be able to use in the future on your own.

Nonimmigrant religious workers play an integral role in the United States by providing essential services to our U.S. communities. The past few years brought many challenges to religious workers and the U.S.-based organizations they serve. The difficulties hindered hundreds of religious workers in significant ways and pushed U.S. organizations to figure out how to serve their communities with fewer workers. In this webinar, we’ll look back at the challenges in the most recent years, including policy changes and processing delays.

Asylum law does not have to be intimidating!  Please join us as we break down the basics of asylum law and procedure.  We will discuss concepts such as persecution, well-founded fear, nexus, the five protected grounds and the bars to asylum.  We will also discuss current trends in asylum procedure at the asylum office, immigration court and at the border.

Join CLINIC’s Field Engagement staff in a workshop covering tips and tricks to completing a successful funding application. We will cover all parts of the application process, including finding grants that are appropriate for your organization, crafting a successful proposal, submitting the proposal, and tracking data that can be used for a future proposal. CLINIC’s Advancement team will also participate.

This panel will review the changes in immigration law and policy over the past year, illuminating the administration’s expansions and reductions of noncitizens’ access to lawful status and forms of relief. Topics will include asylum, the administration’s regulatory agenda, TPS, and more. Attendees will walk away with a better understanding of key policies and the knowledge to help push back against counterproductive policy changes in the future.

This workshop, appropriate for all levels, will review the requirements of non-LPR Cancellation of Removal, an important form of defensive relief for clients in removal proceedings, and discuss the common obstacles to proving eligibility. We will discuss the heightened hardship standard for this form of relief, how a criminal conviction can bar your client from non-LPR cancellation, and recent updates in the “stop-time rule.” We will also discuss some procedural challenges with non-LPR cancellation, including the statutory cap on grants that can be issued each year.

This workshop will discuss the pros and cons of applying for a fiancé(e) visa and the steps in that process: confirming eligibility, completing the Form I-129F, gathering necessary documentation, preparing for the consular interview, and adjusting status after marriage to the petitioner. It will also cover derivative children, marriages beyond the 90- day period or to someone other than the petitioner, backlogs, and appeals.

Successful immigrant integration happens at the local level, with participation and effort by newcomers and the receiving community. Join us as we briefly cover the tenants of a successful integration and inclusion initiative. Learn from CLINIC affiliates who are successfully changing their communities by leading innovative integration work, such as community organizing and leadership and advocacy classes.

Sitting there staring at the same old wall? Bored, tired and looking for answers to it all? There’s one perfect fit and RIS is it! Join RIS as we discuss the permanent residency process for religious workers. This “intermediate” workshop will cover all things permanent residency, including renewing the permanent resident card, maintaining permanent residency, traveling outside of the U.S. for extended periods of time and other issues related to the permanent residency process for religious workers.

Interested in navigating the deep, narrow alleys and canyon of Religious Worker Immigration Law? Want to peer down the giant chasm of the USCIS customer service gorge? Well, look no further and join the Religious Immigration Services (RIS) team as they discuss the R-1 Religious Worker visa program and its steep valleys of I-129 petitions and R-1 visas. This “basics” workshop will offer an overview of the R-1 religious worker visa category, including the I-129 petition, changing status, extending status, and other issues related to the R-1 religious worker visa and status.

As Afghan parolees seek permanent residency, asylum, and Temporary Protected Status in the United States, many face intense questioning and scrutiny by USCIS officers on their involvement in armed conflicts and contact with terrorist organizations. In this session, learn the basics on the persecutor bar to asylum, the terrorism-related inadmissibility grounds, and the inadmissibility ground based on extrajudicial killings.

Want to feel good in the morning? Well, wake up sleepyhead and join the Religious Immigration Services (RIS) team and other immigration practitioners for some coffee, good eats, and an open discussion on religious worker immigration law practice. Our staff and your colleagues will discuss religious worker immigration practice trends, strategies, and experiences.  We are so excited cause we’re reunited, hey, hey!