The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program will hold the training session “Representing Political Asylum Seekers” on November 20, a course intended to prepare pro bono attorneys to represent indigent clients in asylum cases at the affirmative stage.

Political asylum is available to people fleeing persecution in their home countries due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. This program will discuss U.S. asylum law, preparation of I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal form, documentation of asylum cases, representation for survivors of trauma and torture, barriers to asylum and other legal issues, and representation for detained asylum seekers.

Experienced practitioners, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Asylum Officer, and law professors will lead this course.

This training is appropriate for attorneys, paralegals, and law students. Attorneys must be admitted to practice in some U.S. jurisdiction and have their own malpractice insurance.

The program takes place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the D.C. Bar Conference Center, 1101 K Street NW, first floor. Participants will be provided with a continental breakfast and lunch.

For more information, contact the Pro Bono Program at 202-626-3489.