As immigration court backlogs grow, asylum seekers must often wait a considerable amount of time for their first hearings to be scheduled. What actions can you take when it is impossible for your client to appear in court to file an asylum application before the one-year filing deadline? The speakers will discuss strategies for filing a timely asylum application in this and similar situations, and identify tips on arguing an exception to the one-year filing deadline, given court backlogs.\

Featured Topics:

• When Is an Asylum Application “Filed” with the Immigration Court for Purposes of the One-Year Filing Deadline?
• Motions, Motions, Motions: Tips and Techniques for Getting an I-589 Submitted to, and Filed with, the Immigration Court Prior to the One-Year Filing Deadline
• Jurisdictional Jiu Jitsu: When Should the I-589 Be Filed with USCIS Rather Than the Immigration Court?
• Arguing an Exception to the One-Year Filing Deadline Based on Court Backlogs

Faculty:

• Lindsay Muir Harris (DL), Washington, DC
• Camila S. Palmer, Denver, CO
• Antonio G. Revilla III, Miami, FL

Registration:
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