Immigrant Children Lawyers Network

Join us for the Next ICLN Call:

September 23, 2009, 4 pm EST

To join ICLN, please e-mail Sara McDowell, at smcdowell@uscridc.org.

What is the Immigrant Children Lawyers Network (ICLN)?

The Immigrant Children Lawyers Network is a group of accredited representatives, attorneys and those providing technical assistance to accredited representatives and lawyers of immigrant children. The ICLN was formed after the April 2006 "Children on their Own " conference in El Paso, Texas that brought together advocates, government officials, private and public service providers for immigrant children. ICLN seeks to ensure the highest levels of representation for immigrant children, to coordinate advocacy efforts and to share information from across the country.

Who can participate?

Any professional who provides direct legal representation or works on policy issues related to immigrant children before the EOIR and USCIS, and those who provide technical assistance to these representatives may participate. Please email Sara McDowell at smcdowell@uscridc.org with the type of work you do, where you work and how your work involves representing or advocating on behalf of immigrant children.

ICLN Conference Calls

The ICLN hosts nationwide conference calls and invites interested individuals to participate. Calls are typically scheduled for the third Wednesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. est.

CALLS OPEN TO ICLN MEMBERS
RESTRICTED CALLS - For discussion of case matters. Open only to those directly representing immigrant child clients.

Working Groups

On an ad-hoc basis, the ICLN will establish working groups to suit the goals and interests of its participants. Each working group will define its own activities. Opportunities will be available for working groups to present during nationwide conference calls. We invite those interested to join!

To participate or for more information, please contact the chair(s) of the group listed below:

Legislative Advocacy: Chris Nugent at christopher.nugent@hklaw.com.
Administrative Advocacy: Irena Lieberman at liebermi@staff.abanet.org.
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Deborah Lee at dlee@fiacfla.org.
Resources: Elissa Steglich at ESteglich@afsc.org.
Planning Committee: Anne Chandler at achandler@Central.UH.EDU.

Previous Calls

For notes on recent calls contact Sara McDowell at smcdowell@uscridc.org.