CALENDAR OF EVENTS
VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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Meeting ID: 211 986 285 707
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Phone conference ID: 167 646 01#
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NIP Community Defender Training: What You Can Do Now to Be Prepared
Community Defender Training: What You Can Do to Be Prepared
Join the National Lawyers Guild National Immigration Project for a free webinar for community defenders, advocates, and impacted community members to go over the basics of what you can do now to be prepared. We'll go over what we expect in the first days of a Trump administration; a primer on your Fourth Amendment rights; and ways for families to prepare in case of an arrest by ICE. As policies change, we will continue to provide community defenders with the information and trainings they need to fight back.
VAAP Service Providers Q&A
We are adding to our roster monthly virtual service providers' Q&A with supervising attorney, Jill Martin Diaz, for any service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with other service systems.
Starting October 15th from 9-10:30am, VAAP will be hosting monthly virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning of each month. All service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake. Please direct those requests to www.vaapvt.org/legal-support ________________________________________________________________________________
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Meeting ID: 231 101 305 486
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For organizers: Meeting options
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VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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Meeting ID: 211 986 285 707
Passcode: 4go4qN
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Phone conference ID: 167 646 01#
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VAAP Advises CVRAN Clients on What’s Next
Christ Church in Montpelier is making their dining room space available to CVRAN members on Tuesday 11/19 from 5-7 pm.
CVRAN wishes to gather all CVRAN supported asylum seekers together to hear their concerns, let them what we know (and disparage rumors), and let them know we are here to help. VAAP Pro Bono Volunteer Seth Lipschutz will be there to answer people's questions. Please contact and invite all CVRAN asylum seekers, asylees, team leaders, and others who need to be there. This meeting is meant for the asylum seekers and asylees.
VAAP Service Providers Q&A
We are adding to our roster monthly virtual service providers' Q&A with supervising attorney, Jill Martin Diaz, for any service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with other service systems.
Starting October 15th from 9-10:30am, VAAP will be hosting monthly virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning of each month. All service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake. Please direct those requests to www.vaapvt.org/legal-support ________________________________________________________________________________
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Meeting ID: 231 101 305 486
Passcode: L3udpF
For organizers: Meeting options
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VAAP Presents to AILA NE on VT Lawmaking
Immigration Legislation Across New England (State Legislative Relations Panel)
November 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
The AILA New England Chapter draws on members from across the region. Each New England state is rich with their own history, has different populations, and each state has varying local immigration needs. While federal law will dictate and govern our immigration system, many states have embraced their immigration populations with laws easing access to driver’s license or expanding healthcare access. Please join colleagues from across New England in an open forum discussion on local immigration issues in Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. We will discuss advocacy resources, pending bills, and dissect the current political climate post-election.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tduysqzkjGtRNvzff4c8EFTKDUagqHw5B
VT ONA Subcommittee Meeting
Join VAAP and partners as we continue to action plan to progress a shared vision for a Vermont “Office of New Americans” equivalent. Contact us for the meeting link!
VAAP Legal Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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Meeting ID: 211 986 285 707
Passcode: 4go4qN
Dial in by phone
+1 323-433-2356,,16764601# United States, Los Angeles
Phone conference ID: 167 646 01#
For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN
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VAAP Service Providers Q&A
We are adding to our roster monthly virtual service providers' Q&A with supervising attorney, Jill Martin Diaz, for any service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with other service systems.
Starting October 15th from 9-10:30am, VAAP will be hosting monthly virtual Q&A on the third Tuesday morning of each month. All service providers seeking general information about the immigration legal system and how it interacts with your clients’ access to benefits and services are welcome to participate. We will facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we will focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion. No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your questions for engaging group discussion! Please note that VAAP is unable to provide legal advice during these meetings nor to accept requests for intake. Please direct those requests to www.vaapvt.org/legal-support ________________________________________________________________________________
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Meeting ID: 231 101 305 486
Passcode: L3udpF
For organizers: Meeting options
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VAAP Presents at VBA Annual Meeting
Intersecting with Immigration: Impact & Consequences of Immigration Law on Other Areas of Civil & Criminal Practice*
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - 1.5 MCLE (incl. 0.5 Ethics & *Rules 12/15)
Join Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP) advocates Jill Martin Diaz and Marnie Avila Alvarez, as well as Vermont's first-ever Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows, Cameron Briggs Ramos and Emma Matters-Wood, to discuss immigration intersections with other areas of law. This 90-minute session will survey common examples of how a Vermont non-citizen's immigration history, status, and posture can interact with the other civil and criminal legal services they receive. Explore the interplay between V.R.P.C. 1.1 through 1.5 and providing accessible, relevant issue spotting and referrals for non-citizen clients in need. Learn the landscape of who to call for specialized advice, and practice issue-spotting for effective immigration referral making. *Approved & certified to meet the requirements of Rules 12(a)(1) and 15(c) of the VT Rules of Admission
Register at https://vba2024annualmeeting.rsvpify.com/?securityToken=XpabDUdMCZDHc7XBFdPU7E8JNHcH0g5f
VAAP Monthly Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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Microsoft Teams Need help?
Meeting ID: 211 986 285 707
Passcode: 4go4qN
Dial in by phone
+1 323-433-2356,,16764601# United States, Los Angeles
Phone conference ID: 167 646 01#
For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN
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VAAP Monthly Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
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Microsoft Teams Need help?
Meeting ID: 211 986 285 707
Passcode: 4go4qN
Dial in by phone
+1 323-433-2356,,16764601# United States, Los Angeles
Phone conference ID: 167 646 01#
For organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN
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Orientation Clinic at Migrant Justice Torneo de Futbol
VAAP staff and volunteers will table at this annual event. We will offer brief legal consultations to walk-ups as capacity allows. If you are an advocate and want to learn more, express your no-obligation interest in joining us as a volunteer at this event by emailing info@vaapvt.org. Leddy Park Burlington from 9:30am.
From Migrant Justice: “𝗨𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼 𝘆 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮 𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗲𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁. 𝗛𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮ñ𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮ñ𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀, 𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮! 𝘂𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝘆 𝘆𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘅𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘅𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝗼𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮ñ𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱. ¡𝗡𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗦! 𝗦𝗶 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗼, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗮 𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗟𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗼 𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶ó𝗻. ¡𝗨𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮, 𝗷𝗮𝗺á𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿á 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗮!”
Continuing Legal Education at the Vermont Attorney General’s Office
Office of the Vermont Attorney General Continuing Legal Education Program
“Access to Justice in Vermont,” June 18, 2024, 9:45 a.m. EST sign in for 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CLE 2 hours credit satisfying VT MCLE Rule 3(A)(4)(c) Diversity and Inclusion Programming
The AGO CLE Program is pleased to present this program in-person and via Microsoft Teams to Vermont State Employees.
Presenters: Emily Chamberlain Adams (she/her), Assistant Attorney General, Co-Director, Civil Rights Unit, Vermont Attorney General’s Office Jill Martin Diaz, Esq., (they, elle), Executive Director, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project; Legal Director, Connecting Cultures - New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma Lindsey Owen, Executive Director, Disability Rights Vermont Omara Rivera-Vázquez, Ph.D. (she/her/ella), Director, Center for Equity and Justice, Saint Michael’s College, Vermont
This program will cover access to justice: challenges and recommendations in Vermont.
Presenter Biographies:
Emily Chamberlain Adams is an Assistant Attorney General and Co-Director of the Civil Rights Unit of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. Emily’s work in the Civil Rights Unit focuses on employment discrimination enforcement, education, and litigation. In this role, she oversees the operations of the unit’s employment discrimination investigations and engages in enforcement litigation where appropriate. Prior to joining the Attorney General’s Office, Emily was an attorney at Paul Frank + Collins, P.C., where she represented private employers, nonprofits, municipalities, and individuals in labor and employment matters.
Jill Martin Diaz is an immigration attorney serving as Executive Director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project (VAAP). Before joining VAAP, they taught doctrinal and clinical immigration law at Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS), and directed the VLGS Center for Justice Reform Clinic. Jill also practiced as a Vermont Poverty Law Fellow at Vermont Legal Aid and an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow at Sanctuary for Families New York. Jill partners with Connecting Cultures–New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma as their legal director. They also serve on the Vermont Judiciary’s Access to Justice Coalition, the Vermont Legal Aid and Legal Services Vermont Board of Trustees, the Migrant Justice Junta de Apoyo, and the Vermont Queer Legal Professionals co-founding leadership team. The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association recognized Jill’s achievements by honoring them as one of 2023’s Top 40 Lawyers Under 40.
Lindsey Owen is the Executive Director of Disability Rights Vermont. Lindsey has been committed to helping people with disabilities in Vermont since she was a high school student and volunteered to help students with disabilities learn how to swim. Before attending law school, Lindsey worked as an assistant teacher in a Office of the Vermont Attorney General Continuing Legal Education Program classroom serving children with autism and then as a behavior interventionist. Lindsey worked for Disability Rights Vermont during law school, became a staff attorney in 2013, and has been Executive Director for three years. She has represented individuals in disputes before the Vermont Human Rights Commission and, most recently, focused her work on representing victims with disabilities through the criminal prosecution of their offenders to ensure their victims’ rights are recognized and enforced. Lindsey previously taught as an Adjunct Professor at VLGS.
Omara Rivera-Vazquez is the inaugural Director for the Center for Equity and Justice at Saint Michael’s College, Vermont. She is a former Executive Director for The Community Restorative Justice Center, Inc. Dr. Rivera-Vázquez is also an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at both the State University of New York at Oswego and at VLGS. She has published several peer-reviewed articles on social justice related topics such as juvenile justice, domestic violence, and cancer literacy. Dr. Rivera-Vázquez serves on the Board of Directors for the National Criminal Justice Association Equity in Criminal Justice Funding Committee. At the state level, she is a member of the leadership team for the Statewide Equity through Data, Justice, Inclusion and Education Initiative. In addition, she was awarded a grant from the Vermont Department of Health and additional support from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic to conduct language access training and planning with all Community Justice Centers in Vermont. The AGO CLE Program aims to host events that enable individuals of all abilities to participate fully and equally.
VAAP Monthly Case Rounds
VAAP hosts monthly virtual case rounds with legal advocates on the last Tuesday morning of each month from 9-10:30am (except for August, when Jill will be out of the office).
All attorneys and accredited representatives interested or currently representing humanitarian immigration status seekers in VT are welcome to participate!
We facilitate this series “clinic style,” meaning we focus our time on fostering supportive, confidential, judgement-free, reflective, and ultimately action-oriented discussion of whatever case/project questions participants bring to the group.
No RSVP necessary, come when you can, and no need to stay for the whole meeting. Just come prepared to introduce yourself as well as an anonymized version of your case/project questions for engaging group discussion!
Topic: Drop-In Case Rounds - VAAP's Zoom Meeting.
https://zoom.us/j/4579387349?omn=95430706198
Meeting ID: 457 938 7349
Orientation Clinic at Mobile Mexican Consulate
VAAP staff and volunteers will table at this annual event. We will offer brief legal consultations to walk-ups as capacity allows, as well as individualized assistance to Migrant Justice members with pending requests for legal help. To express your no-obligation interest in joining us as a volunteer at this event, email info@vaapvt.org.
Montpelier, VT on June 22, 2024 from 9am to 3pm at Christ Episcopal Church. 64 State St, Montpelier, VT 05602.
Welcoming New Americans Symposium
VAAP is co-presenting a free symposium on the law, practice, and experience of asylum seeking in Vermont.
Asylum Help Clinic at VLGS Burlington Office
By-appointment legal help clinic where unrepresented asylum seekers can get legal help reviewing and/or preparing their asylum applications on USCIS Form I-589 for filing. Hosted in person at Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Burlington Office and online. If you are an advocate interested in volunteering, learn more here. If you are a community member interested in getting asylum legal help for yourself or someone you know, learn more here.
Continuing Legal Education at the Vermont Bar Association
VAAP is teaching an immigration CLE at the VBA on May 30th via Zoom