CD

TAPE

CD

TAPE

AUDIO CD #1   or   CASSETTE #1
WELCOME TO THE “HOTEL CALIFORNIA”

WELCOMING REMARKS
Ellen Ma Lee, Program Co-Chair, Los Angeles, CA; Charles M. Miller, Program Co-Chair, Studio City, CA

"THE LONG RUN" -- LEGISLATIVE UPDATES
Faculty: Deborah J. Notkin (d.l.), AILA President, New York , NY; Jeanne A. Butterfield, AILA Executive Director, Washington, DC

AUDIO CD #2   or   CASSETTE #2
TRANSFORMING USCIS

Robert Divine, Acting Deputy Director, USCIS, Washington, DC

CD

TAPE

CD

TAPE

AUDIO CD #3   or   CASSETTE #3
“IS IT TRUE?” -- ETHICS: CROSSING THE BORDER FROM ZEALOUS REPRESENTATION TO ATTORNEY FRAUD

• Advocate vs. Partner-in-Crime: Which Are You?

• Survey of Recent Indictments and Prosecutions of Immigration Attorneys

• The Slippery Slope: From Looking the Other Way at Client Fraud to Concealing the Fraud to Being an Active Participant in Fraud

• How do the Federal Agencies Detect and Monitor Cases of Suspected Fraud?

• Standards Used for Agency Referrals to U.S Attorneys Prosecutorial Discretion: Does it Exist and How Might it be Applied?

Faculty: Paul L. Zulkie (d.l.), AILA Immediate Past President, Chicago, IL; Charles H. Kuck, AILA Second Vice President, Atlanta, GA; Robert Divine, Acting Deputy Director, USCIS, Washington, DC; John Morton, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA

AUDIO CD #4   or   CASSETTE #4
"LIFE IN THE FAST LANE” -- CHANGES AT THE CSC

• Updates From The Center

• What is New with Divisions I, II and III

• What Does Division XII do and What Can an Attorney Expect?

• CSC and AAO

Faculty: Marcine Seid (d.l.), AILA Board of Governors, San Jose, CA; Sharon R. Mehlman, San Diego, CA; Christina Poulos, Acting Director, CSC, USCIS, Laguna Niguel, CA; Brett Gregg, Division III ACD, CSC, USCIS, Laguna Niguel, CA; Cesar Hernandez, Acting ACD, Division XII, CSC, USCIS, Laguna Niguel, CA; Wendy Williams, SCAO, Division I, CSC, USCIS, Laguna Niguel, CA

CD

TAPE

CD

TAPE

TRACK 1 • BUSINESS

AUDIO CD #5   or   CASSETTE #5
“NEW KID IN TOWN” -- GOVERNMENT INTER AGENCY PANEL CIS, ICE AND CBP

• NBC and the Districts

• Inquiry Systems

• How to Navigate a Case Between CIS and ICE

• What Happens at POEs (Inspections) and How to Contact CBP

• Can You Represent Your Client Before CBP in Expedited Removals?

• Withdrawal of Admissions/Waivers at POEs

• US VISIT and SEVIS – How They Work at POEs

Faculty: Raul E. Godinez (d.l.) Los Angeles, CA; Kelly McCown, AILA Northern California Chapter Chair, San Francisco, CA; Lucy Avedissian, Pasadena, CA; Robert Divine, Acting Deputy Director, USCIS Washington, DC; Jane Arellano, District Director, USCIS, Los Angeles, CA; ebora Rogers, District Director, USCIS, San Diego, CA, David N. Still, District Director, USCIS, San Francisco, CA; Peter L. Gordon, Acting Port Director, CBP, Los Angeles, CA; Shirley Barry, Acting Division Chief, CBP, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA; Gloria Kee, Field Office Director, Detention and Removal Operations, ICE, Los Angeles, CA; Lori Brown, Special Agent in Charge, Investigations, ICE, Los Angeles, CA

AUDIO CD #7   or   CASSETTE #7
“AFTER THE THRILL IS GONE” -- UPDATE ON PERM, BRC & SWA PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATIONS

• How LMID Interprets the Prevailing Wage Guidance Memos and Wage Worksheets

• Alternatives to OES Wages

• Coping With Low SOC Job Zones and Educational Ratings – Impact on Wages

• Conforming Your ETA 9039 With the Prevailing Wage Request Form

• Demystifying the Audit Process

• Responding to Audit Letters

Faculty: Josie Gonzalez (d.l.), AILA Board of Governors, Pasadena, CA, Ester Greenfield, Seattle, WA; Jeneace O'Brien, Manager, Wage Research Unit, LMID, Sacramento, CA

CD

TAPE

CD

TAPE

AUDIO CD #8   or   CASSETTE #8
“ON THE BORDER” -- CONSULAR PROCESSING

• Current TCN Processing at Border Posts

• All Security Clearances and Accompanying Delays

• Scheduling Issues

• E Visa Processing at Border Posts

• Role of the Attorney: is the Right to Counsel Still Alive?

• E Visa Processing Updates

Faculty: Avi Friedman (d.l.), Pacific Palisades, CA; Paul Isel, Los Angeles, CA, Vincent Beirne, Deputy Chief, Legal Advisory Opinions Division, Visa Office, DOS, Washington, DC

AUDIO CD #9   or   CASSETTE #9
“HEARTACHE TONIGHT” -- NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EMPLOYER SANCTIONS

• Overview of the Program

• I-9 Audits

• California Employment Law as it Affects Aliens and Employers

• Overview from ICE

Faculty: Peter N. Larrabee (d.l.), San Diego, CA; Michael C. Sullivan, San Diego, CA; William F. Riley, Unit Chief, Worksite Enforcement Operations, ICE, Washington, DC

CD

TAPE

TRACK II • DEPORTATION AND ASYLUM

CD

TAPE

AUDIO CD #10   or   CASSETTE #10

“THE SAD CAFÉ” -- DETENTION, DEPORTATION AND AFTERWARDS – BEGINNING, DURING, AND AFTER THE HEARING

• Locating Your Client; Identifying the Charges; Bond Determinations

• Pleading to the NTA, Local Procedures and Forms

• Change of Venue, Voluntary Departure Bonds, Notice of Appeal, Withdrawal as Counsel

• After the Grant of Relief: ADIT Processing, Naturalization Applications

• What to Do After the BIA Decision to Sustain or Dismiss Your Appeal

• Ninth Circuit Petition for Review, Mediation, Post Decisional Steps

Faculty: Howard Hom (d.l.), Los Angeles, CA; Angela M. Bean, Oakland, CA; Jonathan D. Montag, San Diego, CA; Stephen Liacouras, Circuit Mediator, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, San Francisco, CA; Alan Rabinowitz, Deputy Chief Counsel, ICE, San Diego, CA

AUDIO CD #11   or   CASSETTE #11
“I WISH YOU PEACE” -- THE NEW ASYLUM

• Winning an Asylum Case Under the REAL ID Act

• Use of Corroborating Evidence, Forms of Evidence, Expert Witnesses

• Preparation of Declaration, Documents, and Witnesses

• Direct, Cross, and Redirect Examination: Impeaching Government Witnesses

• Preserving Issues for Appeals: Securing a Stay of Removal

• Trial Briefs, BIA Appeals, Federal Appeals, Motion for Rehearing en blanc

• Convention Against Torture

Faculty: Judith L. Wood (d.l.), Los Angeles, CA; Ally Bolour, Los Angeles, CA; Judge Ira Bank, EOIR, Los Angeles, CA; *Judge Richard Walton, EOIR, Los Angeles, CA

CD

TAPE

CD

TAPE

AUDIO CD #12   or   CASSETTE #12
“TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT” -- STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING STATUS

• What is a Status Violation?

• How Does it Impact the Alien?

• What Constitutes a Violation of H-1B Status?

• Correction of Violations

• What is Unauthorized Employment? Effective Use of 245(k) and 245(i)

• Impact of Quota Retrogressions on Maintenance of Status

Faculty: H. Ronald Klasko (d.l.), AILA Past President, Philadelphia, PA; Charles M. Miller, Program Co-Chair, Studio City, CA; Tammy Fox-Isicoff, Miami, FL

AUDIO CD #13   or   CASSETTE #13
“DESPERADO” -- WAIVERS: NONIMMIGRANT AND IMMIGRANT WAIVERS

Faculty: Victor Nieblas Pradis (d.l.) AILA Board of Governors, Los Angeles, CA; Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, AILA Treasurer, Pacific Palisades, CA; Alma Cobos-Ayala, Los Angeles, CA; Warren Janssen, Officer in Charge, USCIS, United States Consul, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; John Klow, Acting Director, Policy & Planning, CBP, Washington, DC

CD

TAPE

AUDIO CD #14   or   CASSETTE #14
“TRY AND LOVE AGAIN” -- SUCCESSFUL PERM STRATEGIES WORKSHOP

• Wages, SOC Titles and Job Requirements For:

  • Cooks and Chefs

  • Faculty & Researchers

  • Engineers and IT Professionals

  • Marketing and Sales

  • Accountants & Finance Related Professionals

  • Nannies and More ….

• Special ETA 9089 Drafting Issues & I-140 Considerations

Faculty: Josie Gonzalez, AILA Board of Governors, Pasadena, CA, Catherine Haight, Los Angeles, CA; Grace Hoppin, San Francisco, CA; Mary Jane Weaver, San Francisco, CA

All tapes and CDs © 2005 American Immigration Lawyers Association