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WELCOME AND GREETINGS
Shawn A. Orme, Conference Program Chair, USCIS Committee Chair, Conference Program Chair, Dallas, TX

USCIS—CRITICAL ISSUES FOR YOU AND YOUR CLIENT

• H-1B Cap Update
• Security Check Processing Revisions—Are They Working?
• Premium Processing Revisited
• USCIS’s Transformation Program—Peering Into the Future
• E-Verify Update
• Hot Topics

Faculty:
Shawn A. Orme (dl), AILA USCIS Liaison Committee Chair, Conference Program
Chair, Dallas, TX; Sharon R. Mehlman, Chair, SCOPS Liaison Committee Chair, San Diego, CA; Michael Aytes, Associate Director, Domestic Operations, USCIS, Washington, DC; Lynden D. Melmed, Chief Counsel, USCIS, Washington, DC; Donald Neufeld, Deputy Associate Director, Domestic Operations, USCIS, Washington, DC

UPL 360: NOTARIES, PARALEGALS & YOUR LAW LICENSE

• Protecting Yourself in a Multi-Jurisdictional World
• Immigration Consultants and Lawyers
• Outsourcing/Insourcing Your Work
• Keeping Your Paralegals Safe

Faculty:
Reid Trautz (dl), Director, AILA Practice & Professionalism Center, Washington, DC; James Alexander, Washington, DC; Barbara Strickland, San Diego, CA; Heather Bupp-Habuda, Legal Ethics Counsel, Rockville, MD

DOS PANEL—DATA DRIVEN DEVELOPMENTS

• Ten Fingerprints, Electronic Petition Records and Other Databases
• Minimizing Costs and Risks to Clients
• Electronic Visa Applications
• Consular Posts Transition to NVC Scheduling
• DUI-Based Referrals for Medicals
• J-1 Waiver Processing

Faculty:
Robert C. Divine (dl), AILA DOS Liaison Committee Chair, Chattanooga, TN; Jerome G. Grzeca, AILA Board of Governors, AILA DOS Liaison Committee, Milwaukee, WI; June H. Kunsman, Managing Director, Visa Office, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC; James “Jim” Pritchett, Chief, Legislation & Regulatory Assistance, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC; David A. Tyler, Senior Policy Advisor / Domestic Operations Manager, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

LUNCHEON
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE (15 MINUTE UPDATE AND QUESTIONS)
Jeanne A. Butterfield, AILA Executive Director, Washington,
DC; Marshall D. Fitz, AILA Advocacy Director, Washington,
DC

DOL PANEL—UPDATES IN THE CHANGING DOL WORLD

• PERM Processing Update—Numbers, Queues, System Enhancements
• New 9089 Form—Status, Changes
• PERM Substantive Update—Standards, Audit Triggers, 9089 Drafting Tips
• H-2A/B Program—DOL Update

Faculty:
Susan M. MacLean (dl), AILA DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Chicago, IL
Punam Singh Rogers, Boston, MA; William Carlson, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC; Elissa M. McGovern, Regulatory & Policy Manager, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC; Brian Pasternak, PERM Program Manager, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC

CBP PANEL—NAVIGATING EVOLVING ADMISSIONS CHALLENGES

• Update on Admissions Process under WHTI and Trusted Traveler Programs
• Records of Admissions (What Can be Accessed, Tracked, and How)
• Correction of Database Errors (TRIP, PLOR, FOIA, CBP Legal Specialist)
• Admissions Challenges and How To Resolve Them (CBP Requests for Alternative or Additional Documents; Expedited Removal; Monetary Seizures)
• Ten Fingerprints at Airports
• Confirming Departure

Faculty:
Fausta Maria Albi (dl), AILA USCBP Liaison Committee Chair, San Diego, CA; Leslie A. Holman, AILA USCBP Liaison Committee Member, Burlington, VT; Paul M. Morris, Executive Director, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC; Thomas Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC

ICE PANEL—HOW TO AVOID HITTING AN ICEBERG

• Update on Prosecutorial Discretion
• Detention Issues—Transfers of Detainees, Alternatives to Detentions, Bonds, New Facilities
• I-9 Update
• No-Match Issues
• Update on the Guidelines for Identifying Humanitarian Concerns When Conducting Worksite Enforcement Operations and on the ICE Family Detention Standards

Faculty:
Cheryl David (dl), AILA Board of Governors, AILA ICE Liaison Committee Chair, New York, NY; Howard Silverman, AILA ICE Liaison Committee, Boston, MA; *John P. Torres, Director, Detention and Removal Operations, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC; Michael Neifach, Principal Legal Advisor, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC; Barry O’Melinn, Deputy Principal Legal Advisor, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC; Patrick Shen, Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel For Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices Civil Rights Division-NYA, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC

EOIR—STILL CHANGING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

• Recent Developments at EOIR
• Recent BIA Precedents
• Hot Liaison Topics:
  • Change of Venue Requests
  • The EAD Clock
  • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel—Lozada Issues
  • Motions to Reopen and Voluntary Departure

Faculty:
Linda Kenepaske (dl), AILA EOIR Liaison Committee Chair, New York, NY
Jeff Joseph, Aurora, CO; David L. Neal, Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; Juan P. Osuna, Acting Chair, Board of Immigration Appeals, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; *Kevin J. Chapman, General Counsel, EOIR, Falls Church, VA