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SUMMARY:The Impact of Recent USCIS Policy Manual Changes on Immigrant Survi
 vors
DESCRIPTION:<b>Speakers:</b> <span style="font-weight: 400">Cristina Velez\
 , </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">Staff 
 Attorney</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">\, ASISTA</span>\n\n<b>W
 ho can attend?</b>\n\n<span style="font-weight: 400">This webinar is open 
 to OVW LAV and ELSI grantees and sub-grantees\, STOP subgrantees\, and pot
 ential grantees in the following states: Illinois\, Indiana\, Iowa\, Kansa
 s\, Michigan\, Minnesota\, Missouri\, Nebraska\, North Dakota\, Ohio\, Sou
 th Dakota\, and Wisconsin. Eligible attendees include staff of domestic vi
 olence coalitions\, sexual assault coalitions\, dual coalitions\, and pote
 ntial grantee organizations (including nonprofits and law school clinics s
 erving survivors). </span>\n\n<b>Description: </b>\n\n<span style="font-
 weight: 400">This interactive webinar for intermediate-level attorneys and
  DOJ accredited representatives will explore the impact of changes to the 
 USCIS Policy Manual on immigrant survivors of domestic violence\, dating v
 iolence\, sexual assault\, and stalking. Through lecture\, hypotheticals\,
  and group discussion\, panelists will discuss changes to VAWA Self-Petiti
 ons\, including USCIS interpretation of the joint residence requirement an
 d the “any credible evidence” standard\, as well as changes to the con
 fidentiality and prohibited source protections in 8 U.S.C. 1367. Panelists
  will share practical tips throughout the webinar and will lead a discussi
 on on how to educate decisionmakers about domestic violence dynamics and h
 ow to enhance decisionmakers’ perspective of survivors’ credibility. P
 anelists will also invite grantees to share their experiences.</span>\n\n&
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URL:https://ncjfcj-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8qWLRWnCT_ahqRc84kdxew#/
 registration
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