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BASIC PROCEDURAL MANUAL FOR ASYLUM REPRESENTATION AFFIRMATIVELY AND IN REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS July 2018 208 South LaSalle Street Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois 60604 Phone 312-660-1370 Fax 312-660-1505 National Immigrant Justice Center July 2018 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS * * * ACRONYMS AND TERMS .. 4 INFORMATION ON THE PRO BONO PROGRAM .. 5 THE NATIONAL IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CENTER ..5 NIJC S CLIENTS ..5 WHAT PRO BONO ATTORNEYS CAN EXPECT FROM NIJC ..6 WHAT NIJC EXPECTS FROM PRO BONO PARTNERS ..6 OBTAINING A case ..7 FIRST STEPS ..7 THE BASICS OF ASYLUM LAW .. 9 BACKGROUND ..9 JURISDICTION OVER ASYLUM APPLICATIONS .. 10 LEGAL TEST FOR ASYLUM /REFUGEE PROTECTION .. 10 Legal Test For Well-Founded Fear .. 11 Definition of Persecution.
National Immigrant Justice Center July 2018 6. What Pro Bono Attorneys Can Expect From NIJC . NIJC understands the majority of its pro bono attorneys have limited immigration law experience. NIJC’s pro bono partners report that asylum cases are the most interesting, challenging, and rewarding cases of their careers. Attorneys who accept an NIJC case for pro bono …
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