Custody, Guardianship & Obtaining a Predicate Order for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Mock Hearing Edition

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | Two sessions, Two Nearby Locations

Afternoon Session: The Nuts and Bolts of an SIJS Case

· 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Montgomery County Executive Office Building Auditorium

101 Monroe St 2nd Fl, Rockville, MD 20850

Evening Session: Mock Hearings and Q&A with the Court

· 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Montgomery County Circuit Court

50 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850

Nearly all immigrant children who appear in immigration court without legal representation are deported. You can make a difference by volunteering to represent a child who suffered abuse, abandonment, or neglect by one of their parents and is eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (“SIJS”).

Register today and commit to preventing deportations. This training will prepare volunteers to represent caregivers before the MD Circuit Court – the first important part of obtaining SIJS.

Registration closes on Monday, October 7, 2024. Sign up by Friday, September 27, 2024, to help present the mock case and get feedback from the Bench!

Participating lawyers must be a current volunteer with a Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP) partner or agree to accept one new SIJS case within one year of registering.

Tell us about yourself! Please type full names and addresses as you'd like communications to be addressed.

All registrants will receive access to the recording of the Afternoon Session. The mock hearings will not be recorded. Will you attend this training in-person?

Yes, I will attend in-person.I cannot attend in-person, and I understand that the mock hearings will not be recorded.

How would you like to participate in the mock hearing?

Observe OnlyHelp present the case/receive feedbackAct as a child or guardian to help train the attorneys (only if registering before Sept 27)I will not attend this part of the training

Do you have any questions you'd like to submit to the judge/magistrate and SIJ case manager ahead of the mock hearing Q&A session? (OPTIONAL)

A meal will be served between sessions. Please list any dietary restrictions. (OPTIONAL)

Participating lawyers must be a current volunteer with a Maryland Immigrant Legal Assistance Project (MILAP) partner or agree to accept one new SIJS case within one year of registering. Law Students and Paralegals may attend the live sessions if they agree to volunteer as actors for the Evening Session Mock Hearings. Staff of Nonprofit Legal Services Providers may view the training with no pro bono commitment as long as they register with their work email address.

What is your role in this training?

What is the name of your legal services provider organization?

Please enter all states where you are licensed to practice (including Maryland) and the year and bar number.

State Licensed

Year Admitted

Bar Number

Status

Have you ever been disbarred or suspended from practicing law?

NoYes, I will email PBRC with more information

Please list areas in which you have experience and how many years experience you have in each area. (Add as many as you like.)

Practice Area

Years Experience

Please enter all spoken languages, your fluency level, and whether you are willing to volunteer to interpret or translate. (Add as many as you like.)

Language

Fluency

Willing to Interpret?

YesNo

Willing to Translate?

YesNo

Do you agree to volunteer as an actor for the Evening Session Mock Hearings? Instructions will be provided.

Yes, I agree.

Pro Bono Commitment Information

Do you agree to accept at least one SIJS case from a Maryland Immigration Legal Assistance Project (MILAP) partner within one year from this registration

Yes, I agree!

In which jurisdictions would you like to volunteer? (Hold CTRL to select multiple)

Do you agree to report to us when you have accepted a case to let us know that you have started working on your commitment?

Yes, I will let PBRC know when I take a case.

Do you understand that if you do not complete the pro bono commitment within one year of taking the training, you will be required to reimburse Pro Bono Resource Center in the amount of $200? Please initial.

Please type your name to certify that the above information is true.