Training for Attorneys: Asylum Pride- How to Represent LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
NIJC experts present our annual asylum training during Pride Month, explaining how pro bono attorneys can prepare an asylum case
Training for Attorneys: U Visas
In this training for pro bono attorneys, NIJC experts explain the U Visa process and best practices for representing and
Training for Attorneys: Trauma-Informed T Visa Representation
This training will prepare attorneys to represent survivors of human trafficking in their immigration case. NIJC experts will cover eligibility
Training: Responding to Motions to Pretermit Asylum Applications
Increasingly, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is filing motions to pretermit asylum applications, sometimes on the eve on an
Training: Asylum Training for Pro Bono Attorneys
Experts from the National Immigrant Justice Center provide an intensive training on the basics of asylum law, tips for working with asylum-seeking clients, and how to prepare and present your case.
Critical Bond Updates (September 2025)
Recent caselaw has dramatically chipped away at access to bond in removal proceedings. This training will cover shifting caselaw, court
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) & Predicate Orders in Illinois: Best Practices and Procedures
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) is an important form of immigration relief for children who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned by a parent. This training provides an overview of SIJS, including important updates that have taken effect in the past year. NIJC’s expert practitioners take participants step-by-step through the process for obtaining an SIJS predicate order from a probate or family court in Illinois.
Webinar for Attorneys: Motions to Reopen and Stays
This training provides a basic review of motions to reopen removal proceedings, filing stays of removal, & tips for rapid-response cases where ICE may be moving quickly to deport someone post-order.
Training for Pro Bono Attorneys: Affirmative Asylum for Unaccompanied Youth, April 2025
These slides accompany NIJC's training for pro bono attorneys who represent unaccompanied youth applying for asylum.
Training Video for Pro Bono Attorneys: Affirmative Asylum for Unaccompanied Youth, April 2025
Training about the basics of asylum law focusing on affirmative asylum, tips for working with children who have experienced trauma, and how to prepare and present a case at the asylum office.
Webinar for Attorneys: Bond 101: Release from Immigration Detention
NIJC experts provide an overview of representing detained immigrants in bond proceedings for practitioners looking to take on their first bond case, pro bono attorneys seeking quick impactful cases or anyone looking for a refresher.
Webinar for Attorneys: Representing Detained Immigrants in Removal Proceedings (January 30, 2025)
Experts from the National Immigrant Justice Center cover the basics of representing detained immigrants in Immigration Court for practitioners who have already taken a course on removal proceedings.