Webinar: Representing Special Immigrant Juveniles

Join the Immigration Law Section’s Younger Lawyers Division for their webinar series geared toward the younger attorney.  Through this webinar series, the intention is to enable attendees to receive mentoring from seasoned immigration attorneys in specific areas of immigration law. Panelists Tanishka V. Cruz and Sofia C. Lorenzo will discuss strategies in representing Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJS) and will address the changing state and federal law regarding SIJS.

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About the Presenters

Tanishka V. Cruz, Esq. grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey. She attended college at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, Public Relations, and Advertising. Tanishka earned her Juris Doctor from Drexel University, Thomas R. Kline School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the daughter of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Tanishka has dedicated her legal career to the practice of immigration law. She was admitted to the Virginia State Bar in 2014 and in 2015 she joined the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC) as a staff attorney under the Immigrant Advocacy Program. At LAJC, Tanishka focused primarily on the management of the Virginia Special Immigrant Juvenile Project, an award-winning collaboration between LAJC and pro bono attorneys across the state. The project has saved over 100 children from likely deportation. In 2016, she won a LASSY award from the Virginia Poverty Law Center for greatest achievement in immigration law.

Sofia Lorenzo, Esq. became an attorney with KIND in January 2016 and is currently a Senior Staff Attorney with the Washington, D.C. field office. Prior to joining KIND, Sofia worked as an immigration attorney with Northern Virginia Family Service in Falls Church, Virginia, and as a Washington College of Law-J.D. Distinguished Fellow with Ayuda in Washington, D.C. Sofia received her J.D. in 2014 from the American University, Washington College of Law. While in law school, she received the Dean’s Award for Professional Responsibility for her work as a student attorney with the Immigrant Justice Clinic. As a law student, Sofia interned with Ayuda, the Legal Aid Justice Center, and the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. She received her B.A. in Latin American Studies from George Mason University in 2011.

Registration

Registration Fees

• FBA Member: $0
• Nonmember: $75

How to Register

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Cancellation Policy

No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Alea Al-Aghbari at aalaghbari@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

Please note that this webinar does not qualify for CLE credit.