Asylum Module 4: Standards and Best Practices for Evidence

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This module discusses standards and best practices for evidence in asylum cases.  

Faculty:

  • Ilana Etkin Greenstein (ML), Asylum Conference Committee, Senior Technical Assistance Attorney, Immigration Justice Campaign, Boston, MA 
  • Maggie Arias, Coral Gables, FL  
  • Chelsea E. HaleyNelson, Oakland, CA 

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The Life of a Case: Timeline for Preparing a Defensive Asylum Claim (Document)
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Open to download resource.
401 Burdens of Proof (Video)
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401 Quiz
1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
Corroborating Your Client’s Asylum, Withholding of Removal & Convention Against Torture Claim (Document)
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Open to download resource. Note: you will need to create a free account on the Immigration Justice Campaign website in order to download this document: https://immigrationjustice.us/login/
402a Types of Evidence Part I (Video)
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402b Types of Evidence Part II (Video)
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402 Quiz
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1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
403 Getting It into the Record: What Is Admissible? (Video)
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403 Quiz
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1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
404 When Things Go Sideways: Avoiding and Dealing with Pitfalls (Video)
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404 Quiz
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1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
405 Ethics: What to Do When Something Smells Fishy (Video)
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405 Quiz
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1 Question  |  Unlimited attempts  |  1/1 points to pass
Ethical Issues in Removal Cases: Pinocchio and His Advisors? (Reading)
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Open to download resource. M. Lujan et al., “Ethical Issues in Removal Cases: Pinocchio and His Advisors?” Immigration Practice Pointers, 2019-20 Ed. (AILA 2019).
406 Mock Scene: Overcoming a Challenge to a Document’s Admissibility (Video)
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Exercise: Responding to DHS’s Rebuttal Evidence (Instructions)
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Open to download resource.
Completed Exercise Upload
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Exercise: Responding to DHS’s Rebuttal Evidence (Faculty Response)
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Open to download resource.
Hypotheticals - Module 4 (Question Sheet)
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Hypotheticals - Module 4 (Answer Forum)
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Make 2 discussion posts to continue. Answer the questions based on the hypotheticals, each in a separate comment.
Hypotheticals - Module 4 (Faculty Response)
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Open to download resource.
Discussion: Standards and Best Practices for Evidence (Question Sheet)
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Open to download resource.
Discussion: Standards and Best Practices for Evidence (Answer Forum)
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Make 1 discussion post to continue. Answer at least one of the questions on the Question Sheet, with the relevant question identified.
Module 4 Test
18 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  14/18 points to pass
18 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  14/18 points to pass
Mark Module Complete
1.00 credit  |  No certificate available
1.00 credit  |  No certificate available