Gerry Rovner

TASK FORCE INFORMATION:>>. Our next ZOOM meeting is this coming MONDAY, Feb 14th at 7:15PM.  Our guest speaker from the Needham Community Council will join us at 7:30.  After the Q&A we will spend some time discussing our current financial situation.  We really need your input. The Zoom address for the meeting is: Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84588120416?pwd=R0w1Qmx2RTgyL1ViMXJWRHFoUVZLdz09BIDEN ADMINISTRATION NEWS>> On 2/1/22, President Biden directed the Secretary of State [...]

 TASK FORCE INFORMATION:>> If you have a suggestion for a guest speaker at one of our upcoming meetings, please send me his/her information.  >> If you would like to help the Metrowest Legal Services by researching country conditions for asylum seekers, please contact me.  A training session will be scheduled.  You need not be an [...]

TASK FORCE INFORMATION: >> For those of you who missed the Jan 10th meeting, that included a very informative presentation by staff attorneys Alissa Weinberger and Katherine Reynolds from the MetroWest Legal Services office in Framingham, the recording can be found athttps://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/U5LhTY2btWRhnGPFjIygEMnPlv4QmOs7BsuRfftZNTGMsP2a0x1QRF9BnmKvO2nQ.2bh2ykcyzPUOOSsT       Access Passcode: 87@k4PVk I asked Alissa how our Task Force could help [...]

TASK FORCE INFORMATION: >>. THE ZOOM ADDRESS FOR MONDAY’S MEETING AT 7:15PM IShttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85482541917?pwd=d1lpN1Z5MHBWV0prQ3I3SFVWVjlVQT09Our guest speaker will be Attorney Alissa Weinberger, from the Metrowest Legal Services who will discuss how we could be of service to their office.   >> Part 2 of the backgrounders, from the Congressional Research Service entitled, “US Customs and Border Protection’s Powers and Limitations: A Primer” can be [...]

TASK FORCE INFORMATION: >> Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on January 10, starting at 7:15pm.  Zoom invitation to be sent next week.  At 7:30 we will be joined by Alissa Weinberger, a staff attorney from MetroWest Legal Services, who has provided direct representation to clients focusing on humanitarian-based forms of immigration relief such as Asylum, family issues, naturalization and removal defense.  She will [...]

TASK FORCE INFORMATION:As you know, we will NOT be meeting on December13th.  Our next meeting wlll be held via Zoom on January 10h.  AFGHAN EVACUEE INFORMATION:>> Understanding the Afghan Refugee Crisis  Thursday, December 16, 1-2:30 p.m.This talk will offer a primer on Afghan society and politics for attorneys and others seeking to understand how to support Afghan refugees in the U.S. In offering context for the [...]

TASK FORCE INFORMATION: I received no votes for holding or cancelling the December meeting.  Given the Holidays, there will be no December Task Force meeting on Dec 13th.  Our next meeting will be held on January 10, 2022.  Happy Holidays to all.  Some quick NEWS: >> CNN reports the story of hundreds of thousands of children across the country who, the day they turn 21, will [...]

TASK FORCE INFORMATION:>> For those of you may have missed our October 11th meeting at which we received a fantastic briefing from International Institute of New England, a tape is available at https://vimeo.com/642762623>> Should we hold a meeting on December 13th?  Please let me know as soon as possible. AFGHAN RESETTLEMENT NEWS:>> The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice has [...]

FROM THE CHAIRNovember 1, 2021 TASK FORCE INFORMATION:        >> Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Monday, November 8  at 7:30PM.  Our guest speaker will be our own member, Rinaz Mala, who will tell us of her travels thru the immigration morass to receive her green card. A Zoom invitation will [...]