Join the International Section’s Afghan Task Force and NYSBA’s Committee on Immigration Representation as they discuss the situation in Afghanistan before and after the US Departure on August 31, 2021

Monday, November 8, 2021
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Webinar

Join the International Section’s Afghan Task Force and NYSBA’s Committee on Immigration Representation as they discuss the situation in Afghanistan before and after the US Departure on August 31, 2021 and present ways on how you can help.

Part 1: Afghanistan Before the US Departure on August 31,2021

• US and NATO-Led Evacuations
• Third country processing (“lily pad countries)
• Port parole to US
• Evacuees at US military bases
• Legal relief available

Part 2: Afghanistan – Post-August 31

• How to evacuate qualified people
• Humanitarian Parole
• Other forms of relief (P1/P2 processing, business immigration visas, asylum etc.)
• Difficulties re processing in US consulates outside of Afghanistan

Part 3: Lawyers to the Rescue – How can you help?

Free for NYSBA Members & Non-Members

Faculty:

Speaker: Lenni Benson, Distinguished Professor of Immigration and Human Rights Law, New York Law School
Speaker: Elizabeth Riser-Murphy, The Legal Aid Society
Program Chair: Jan Brown, The Law Offices of Jan H. Brown
Program Chair: Allen Kaye, Pollack Pollack Isaac & DeCicco, LLP

NYSBA Sponsors:

International Section
Committee on Immigration Representation