Details: This CLE will focus on potential actions that people who are at risk of deportation may wish to take to try to mitigate the disruption to their lives and the lives of family members remaining in Minnesota in the event of detention or deportation.   We will not address immigration legal issues but rather will focus on the myriad other legal issues that someone might encounter as a collateral consequence of being taken into detention or deported.  We will explore issues that people at risk of deportation may want to consider before they are taken into detention or deported.  The CLE will cover an introduction to delegations of parental authority and power of attorney forms, as well as cover topics such as what might happen to someone's rental unit, personal property, unpaid debts, and automobiles in the event that they are taken into detention or deported.  

Presenters: Glen Drew, Program Director, Volunteer Lawyers Network.  Glen has been an attorney since 2012 and is currently the director of legal programs and a deputy director at Volunteer Lawyers Network, Ltd., a nonprofit that provides free civil legal services to low-income people in Minnesota.  Prior to joining VLN in his current capacity, Glen operated a medical-legal partnership for a legal aid organization and served as a volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps and AmeriCorps.

Mila Roller, Chuck Green Civic Engagement Fellow from Macalester College at Volunteer Lawyers Network.  Mila is a rising junior at Macalester College.  This summer she is working as a Chuck Green Civic Engagement Fellow with Volunteer Lawyers Network.  Through this fellowship, she is working alongside attorneys and completing research about family preparedness for people in Minnesota at risk of deportation.

Location: Zoom

CLE: 1 hour of CLE Credit to be applied for.