Class recorded October 25, 2023

Undocumented, immigrant survivors of abuse face specific challenges due to their lack of legal status but also have certain rights and remedies potentially available to them. In this training, we’ll review legal remedies including Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) self-petitions, and U and T Visas. Participants will learn the requirements for each legal remedy, practice tips, rights and benefits.

Class covers:

• Challenges faced by undocumented immigrant abuse survivors
• Remedies available to them under VAWA
• U and T Visas: requirements and remedies available
• Practice tips
• Other rights, remedies, and resources available to survivors

MCLE Disclaimer:

MCLE credit is only granted to attorneys licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California. Attorneys from other jurisdictions should contact their state bar to learn about credit reciprocity.

Earn 1.0 hour general participatory MCLE credit

Presented by:  Cynthia Amezcua, Staff Attorney, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (https://www.laclj.org/)

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials and the ability to type on your device and use Zoom to ask questions or use the chat features.