CASSETTE #1   or   CD #1

WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Steven C. Thal, Program Chair, Minnetonka, MN

ADVOCACY UPDATE AND USE OF THE MEDIA

• Update on Legislation-New Congress Back In Session

• Use of the Media to Spread Your Message

• Lobby Day Report

Faculty:
Peter L. Ashman, Nevada Chapter Chair, Las Vegas, NV; Judith Golub, Sr. Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs, AILA, Washington, DC; Suzanne Gamboa, AP

• AC21: Permanent Portability

• AC21 H-1B Portability

• Impact of PERM Conversion on Portability

• RFEs and Denials Without RFE

• Ancillary Applications

• Direct Mail Expansion

• Customer Service Problems

• H1-B and H2-B Caps

• Advocacy Related Issues

• Latest Issues

Faulty:
Robert P. Deasy (d.l.), Chair, AILA USCIS Liaison Committee, Pittsburgh, PA; Dagmar Butte, Portland, OR; William Yates, Associate Director, Operations, USCIS, Washington, DC; Robert Divine, USCIS Chief Counsel, Washington, DC; Juria Jones, Legal Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), Washington, DC

• Update of US VISIT

• Port Directors-What are Their Roles and Responsibilities

• Waiver Adjudications

• Telling the Border Story to Congress (Legislative Oversight & Action)

• Expedited Removal Issues

Faculty:
Gregg Rodgers (d.l.), Co-Chair, CBP/Border Liaison Advocacy Committee, Seattle, WA; Margaret D. Stock, West Point, NY; John Klow, CBP, Washington, DC; P.T. Wright, Executive Director, US VISIT, DHS, Arlington, VA; Sue Ramanthan, Counsel, House Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Washington, DC

• Current Enforcement Priorities

• Detention and Bond Issues

• Compliance Enforcement Unit of ICE and Its Role in SEVIS, US VISIT and Tracking of Violations

• Latest Legislation

• Expedited Removal Issues

Faculty:
Amy L. Peck (d.l.), Chair, AILA ICE Liaison Committee, Omaha, NE; Jodi Goodwin, Harlingen, TX; William Howard, Principal Legal Advisor, ICE, Washington, DC; Victor Cerda, Acting Director, Detention and Removal, ICE, Washington, DC; Esther Olavarria, General Counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Washington, DC

KEYNOTE

Maureen Dunn, Esq., Director, Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

• Personal Interview Update
    -- Current Status/Trends
    -- Making Appointments/Wait Times

• Third Country National (TCN) Processing for IV/NIV
    -- Status of Canada/Mexico Options
    -- Barriers to TCN Appointments

• Security Advisory Opinions (SAOs) – Condor; Mantis (Technology Alert List – TAL – Export Control)
      -- Latest in Processing Times and Procedures

• NCIC (Criminal Arrests) and Class Hits
    -- Processing Times, Procedures and Other Barriers

• Ins and Outs of the DS Application Forms
    -- Addressing Prior Visa Violations and How to Document

• Current Trends and Issues

Faculty:
Jonathan Ginsburg (d.l.), Chair, AILA DOS Liaison Committee, Fairfax, VA; Liam Schwartz, Tel Aviv, Israel; Stephen A. Edson, Managing Director, CA/VO, DOS, Washington, DC; *Border and Transportation Security Directorate Representative, DHS, Washington, DC; *Paul Foldi, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), Washington, DC

EOIR UPDATE

• 212(c) Regulations

• Implementation and Interpretation of New 212(c) Regulations

• Interagency Issues Relating to Security & Background Checks

• Recent Board Precedent and Evolving Issues

• Hot Topics from Liaison (Including Proposed Regulations on Continuances, Juveniles, E-Filing and More) 

Faculty:
Laura Lichter (d.l.), Chair, AILA EOIR Liaison Committee, Denver, CO; Linda Kenepaske, New York, NY; Thomas L. Pullen, Deputy Chief Immigration Judge, Falls Church, VA; Scott Rosen, Sr. Counsel, General Counsel’s Office, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; Kevin Chapman, Deputy General Counsel, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; John Guendelsberger, Sr. Counsel to the Chairman, Board of Immigration Appeals, Falls Church, VA

DOL UPDATE

• PERM and Conversion of Cases

• Update on Backlog Reduction

• Audits, Review, Revocation and Invalidation

Faculty:
Frances C. Berger (d.l.), Chair, AILA DOL Liaison Committee, New York, NY; Elissa M. McGovern, Washington, DC; William Carlson, Chief, Division of Foreign Labor Certification, DOL, Washington, DC; William Rabung, Operations Manager, DOL, Washington, DC

BALCA, AAO and BIA UPDATE

• When to Appeal and When to Walk Away

• Supplementing the Record on Appeal: Timing of Submission of Additional Evidence

Faculty:
Deborah J. Notkin (d.l.), AILA President Elect, New York, NY; Ronald Y. Wada, San Francisco, CA; Robert Wiemann, Director, AAO, Washington, DC; Harry Sheinfeld, Litigation Counsel, Employment and Training Service, DOL, Washington, DC; Edward Grant, Board Member, Board of Immigration Appeals, Falls Church, VA