Join us for an in-depth training on the new Public Charge regulation,which is currently set to take effect on October 15, 2019. Attendees will learn how to:

identify and assess benefits their clients have received,
screen clients under the new multi-factor test,
use a worksheet assessment tool to help determine case strategy, and
work with the new I-944 form assessing a client's "ability to be self-sufficient.
The training will be provided by lawyers from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) New England Chapter, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI), and the Protecting Immigrant Families (PIF) Coalition.

This program is currently at capacity but will be recorded. Please click the registration button to be added to the waitlist and receive notice when the program recording is available. Contact Jenna Kim with questions.

The Boston Bar Association supports efforts to preserve and protect immigrants' rights and access justice and the benefits to which they are entitled under the law. Read our Immigration Principles and accompanying report here.  Read our comments on the proposed Public Charge regulations here. Our Foundation is proud to support the work of MLRI and other legal services agencies serving our community through our annual grants. For information visit this page.