COMMUNITY

NAVIGATOR TRAINING
MODULE 4:
DEFENDING ADMIN RELIEF
APRIL 7, 2015

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This presentation is a product of the Committee for Immigration Reform
Implementation (CIRI) Regional Coordination subcommittee. This was
prepared by Tara Raghuveer of the National Partnership for New
Americans (NPNA). Susan Schreiber and Jack Holmgren of Catholic
Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) supplied the Immigration 101
module, based on CLINICs 2-day immigration law training. Mayron
Payes and Larry Kleinman of FIRM provided guidance on the
Defending AR module. Patrick Taurel of the American Immigration
Council (AIC) contributed to the module on Unlawful Practice of Law.
Frances Valdez (United We DREAM), Courtney Tudi (World Relief),
Eddie Carmona (PICO), George Escobar (CASA de Maryland), Ruth
Lopez (ICIRR), Camille Mackler (NYIC), Adrienne DerVartanian
(Farmworker Justice), and Kelly Rodriguez (AFL-CIO) all provided
additional resources and guidance. This training is based on the
NPNA-United Food and Commercial Workers naturalization
partnership.
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www.adminrelief.org

MODULE 4:

DEFENDING
ADMIN RELIEF
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DEFENSE IS
CRITICAL
Especially now, defending administrative relief will be
critical.
Communities and navigators can lead this effort by:
Sharing their stories
Organizing info sessions and press conferences
Meeting with key legislators and officials
Identifying more leaders
Eventually, signing people up!

COMPONENTS OF DEFENSE
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Hosting house meetings

Hosting/attending large info sessions
Participating in our org!
Signing people up!
VOTING

HOSTING HOUSE
MEETINGS
Small gatherings in intimate location
Intended to share stories and information
Goal: Share information and get people
connected to the movement
Benefits:
Familiar group, more personal
Individual asks

PARTICIPATING IN INFO
SESSIONS
Larger gatherings that include other
community partners and leaders
Goal: Provide information to the
community at scale
Benefits:
Efficiency
Media interest

PARTICIPATING IN OUR ORG!

[Insert information on how Navigators can be
involved in your org here]

SIGN PEOPLE UP!

Once the applications are out, the best
defense of the programs will be huge
numbers of applications for DACA and
DAPA
You will help us get there!

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VOTE!!
Path to power
If you cant vote:

Register others
Canvas
Participate in campaigns

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HOW WILL
YOU HELP?
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