Immigration Basics & Know Your Rights for Churches and Individuals
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Immigration Basics & Know Your Rights for Churches and Individuals
Join Episcopal Migration Ministries on Monday, February 3rd from 2-3:30PM ET for an extended conversation on the basics of U.S. immigration law and know your rights information for churches and individuals. The webinar -Immigration Basics & Know Your Rights for Churches and Individuals - is provided for informational purposes only, and nothing in the presentation should be interpreted as legal advice. For specific legal advice you may wish to consult an attorney.
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PRESENTERS
Christopher Elmore is a managing partner at E.Z. Law, LLC in Chicago and is licensed to practice in Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and several federal District Courts. He has practiced immigration law as an attorney since May 2012. His practice is focused on removal defense, family-based relief, asylum and other protection-based relief, and FOIA litigation. Mr. Elmore was actively involved in AILA’s response to family detention, volunteering in Artesia, New Mexico and Dilley, Texas, and he has spent time abroad working in refugee settlements. Mr. Elmore was a director on the board of VIDA (Volunteer Immigrant Defense Advocates). In addition to providing legal services, Mr. Elmore participated in multiple service trips to Central and South America and the Middle East to assist in providing humanitarian aid, medical services, participate in building projects, assist orphanages, and meet with government officials to facilitate the provision of resources to populations in need.
Kathryn R. Weber is a Partner at Scott D. Pollock & Associates, P.C. in Chicago, IL and has been practicing immigration law since 2004. She holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School. Ms. Weber practices in the areas of family-based immigration, waivers, religious workers, naturalization, removal defense, asylum, VAWA/U visas, and immigration litigation and appeals. She served on the Executive Board of the AILA Chicago Chapter between 2010 and 2016, and has chaired and served on numerous AILA Chicago Chapter and AILA National committees. She is currently a member of the AILA National Asylum and Refugee Committee, Co-Chair of the AILA Chicago CBP Liaison Committee, and Chair of the Family/Humanitarian Track for the 2025 Midwest Regional Conference.
