Volunteer Lawyers Project trains attorneys in child immigration cases
The Brooklyn Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) hosted a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar on Wednesday that was designed to help children caught within the immigration system.
The group hosted Kaavya Viswanathan, the pro bono coordinating attorney from the group Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) for the two-hour CLE. The course cost $100, but it was free to attorneys who agreed to take on a child’s immigration case pro bono.
“A lot of our cases involve children who came into this country illegally, but have a path to a green card or citizenship if they can get an attorney,” said Viswanathan. “However, they are ineligible to have one appointed to them and would likely be deported even though, legally, they are eligible to remain in the United States.”