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</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#FFDD3E"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> ![](https://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/education_hdr14.jpg) </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" bgcolor="#fff9dd" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"> <table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK4" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" align="center"> Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) _** Pro Bono Training**_ </td> </tr> </table> <table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK17" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top"> <img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.26" src="https://ih.constantcontact.com/fs022/1103672707073/img/26.jpg" height="64" hspace="5" border="0" vspace="5" width="178" /><img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.27" src="https://ih.constantcontact.com/fs022/1103672707073/img/27.jpg" height="47" hspace="5" border="0" vspace="5" width="180" /> ![MuBANY Logo small" name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.17](https://ih.constantcontact.com/fs022/1103672707073/img/17.png) </td> </tr> </table> <table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK18" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" padding-bottom="5px" padding-left="5px" align="left" valign="top"> An estimated 100,000 undocumented Asian immigrants are eligible for “Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals” (DACA). A new Department of Homeland Security directive, DACA gives eligible undocumented youth a two-year pause from the threat of deportation and an opportunity to secure a work permit. For many, this will be the first opportunity to legally work and live in this country. Many of these immigrants are from the communities served by the various Asian bar associations of New York. Taking on a DACA case _pro bono_ is a discrete way to learn basic immigration law and impact the life of undocumented youth. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) is seeking pro bono counsel to represent eligible young people applying for DACA. No prior legal experience is required, but pro [bono counsel will be required to attend a training prior to taking a case](editor-content.html?cs=utf-8" shape="rect). These cases will help support the work of AALDEF’s youth group for undocumented Asian Americans. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="200"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" background="https://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/newspets_div.gif"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="400"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"> <table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK12" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" padding-bottom="5px" padding-left="5px" align="left"> If you are interested in taking a DACA case through AALDEF, please join us for the training on: Wednesday, September 5 from 6pm-7pm at O’Melveny & Myers, 7 Times Square To register for the training, please email AALDEF at: [events@aaldef.org](editor-content.html?cs=utf-8" shape="rect" style="color: rgb(201, 106, 40);) For more information about what this new directive means for Asian American communities, see our [legal alert](/updates/obamas-dream-act-directive-on-deferred-action----faqs/). </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="100%"> <table id="content_LETTER.BLOCK14" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" align="center"> **_Generously co-sponsored by:_** **_ _** **_Asian American Bar Association of New York _** **_ Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York Muslim Bar Association of New York _** **_South Asian Bar Association of New York_** </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" height="10" width="100%"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </td> </tr>