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SUMMARY:The Impact of Recent USCIS Policy Manual Changes on Immigrant Survi
 vors
DESCRIPTION:<b>Who can attend?</b>\n\n<span style="font-weight: 400">This w
 ebinar is open to OVW LAV and ELSI grantees\, sub-grantees\, STOP subgrant
 ees\, and potential grantees in the following states: Maine\, New Hampshir
 e\, Vermont\, Connecticut\, Rhode Island\, Massachusetts\, New York\, and 
 New Jersey. Eligible attendees include staff of domestic violence coalitio
 ns\, sexual assault coalitions\, dual coalitions\, and potential grantee o
 rganizations (including nonprofits and law school clinics serving survivor
 s). </span>\n\n<b>Speakers:</b> <span style="font-weight: 400">Cristina V
 elez\, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Legal and Policy Director<
 /span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">\, ASISTA</span>\n\n<span style="
 font-weight: 400">Kelly Byrne\, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">S
 taff Attorney</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">\, ASISTA</span>\n\
 n<span style="font-weight: 400">Carrie Tirrell\, </span><i><span style="fo
 nt-weight: 400">Senior Attorney</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">\
 , American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence</spa
 n>\n\n<strong>Description: </strong>\n\n<span style="font-weight: 400">Thi
 s interactive webinar for intermediate-level attorneys and DOJ accredited 
 representatives will explore the impact of recent changes to the USCIS Pol
 icy Manual on immigrant survivors of domestic violence\, dating violence\,
  sexual assault\, and stalking. Through lecture\, hypotheticals\, and grou
 p discussion\, panelists will discuss changes to VAWA Self-Petitions\, inc
 luding USCIS interpretation of the joint residence requirement and the “
 any credible evidence” standard\, as well as changes to the confidential
 ity and prohibited source protections in 8 U.S.C. 1367. Panelists will sha
 re practical tips throughout the webinar and will lead a discussion on how
  to educate decisionmakers about domestic violence dynamics and how to enh
 ance decisionmakers’ perspective of survivors’ credibility\, especiall
 y survivors from underserved communities whose stories may be disbelieved.
  Panelists will also invite grantees to share their experiences.</span>
URL:https://ncjfcj-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5AteBb-FQcuKGh_7VnGthA#/
 registration
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