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AUDIO CDS #1A & #1B
(2-CD Session)
 

SPECIAL SESSION: BIAS & SUBSTANCE ABUSE –
“THE GAY COMMUNITY: VIBRANT & DIVERSE”

• The Gay Community: Vibrant & Diverse
• Bias at Your Office
• Bias at USCIS
• Addiction and the Legal Profession
• The Lawyers Assistance Program

Faculty:
Ally Bolour (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Greg Dorst, Interim Executive Director, Cedar House Rehabilitation, Los Angeles, CA

WELCOME AND GREETINGS
Faculty: Ellen Ma Lee and Mary L. Mucha, Conference Co-chairs,
Los Angeles, CA

HOT TOPICS: “THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL”

• Latest from Washington, CIR, the Courts, DHS, DOL, Advocacy

Faculty:
Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, AILA President, Santa Monica, CA; Crystal L. Williams, AILA Executive Director, Washington DC; Sharon R. Mehlman, AILA USCIS Liaison Committee Chair, San Diego, CA

LOCAL USCIS & NBC PANEL – “REMEMBER THE TITANS”

• Matters Handled at Local District Offices
• Use of InfoPass System
• NCSC Inquiries vs. InfoPass
• Service Error Motions to Reopen
• Requests for Interview Continuances
• Interaction Between USCIS and EOIR, ICE, CBP
• How to Access Supervisors
• Deferred Action

Faculty:
Mary Mucha (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Sandra Wagner (co-dl), San Diego, CA; Paul M. Pierre, District Director, USCIS, San Diego, CA; Carol Keller, Field Office Director, USCIS, San Jose, CA; Susan M. Curda, District Director, District 22, USCIS, Sacramento, CA; Jane Arellano, District Director, USCIS, Los Angeles, CA

ICE UPDATE – “THE ICE STORM”

• Fugitive Operations Actions & the Immigration Attorney's Role
• Detention v. Ankle Bracelets with GPS
• Bonds, Bond Hearings & I-391 Release of Bond
• SEVIS Issues
• Roles of DRO, Office of Investigations & ICE Chief Counsel's Office

Faculty:
Carlos Juelle (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Andrew Knapp, Los Angeles, CA; Trey Lund, ICE Field Office Director, Los Angeles, CA; Norma Bonales-Garibay, ICE Deputy Field Office Director, Los Angeles, CA

CBP UPDATE – “OVER THE HEDGE”

• Redress Procedures with CBP: Customer Service, TRIP and PLOR
• Maintenance vs. Abandonment of LPR Status
• Expedited Removal v. Withdrawal of Application for Admission
• Local Deferred Inspections Processes
• Discretionary Admission: Waivers and Parole

Faculty:
Andrew Stevenson (dl), Santa Monica, CA; Farshad Owji, San Francisco, CA

SERVICE CENTER DEVELOPMENTS (CALIFORNIA AND NEBRASKA)

• Updates from CSC and NSC
• New Inquiry Procedures at the Service Centers
• New L-1 Policy from CSC
• I-140 Processing Issues at NSC

Faculty:
Kathleen L. Grzegorek (dl), Chair, AILA California Service Center Liaison Committee, Los Angeles, CA; Sharon R. Mehlman, AILA USCIS Liaison Committee Chair, San Diego, CA; Ronald Y. Wada, San Francisco, CA; Bret Gregg, Deputy Director, California Service Center, USCIS, DHS, Laguna Niguel, CA; Other California Service Center Representitive, USCIS, DHS, Laguna Niguel, CA

HOT NIV TOPICS – “MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE”

• H-1B – Trends in Adjudications and RFEs
• L-1B – Does Specialized Knowledge Still Exist?
• O-1 – Is Anyone Extraordinary Anymore?

Faculty:
Larry L. Drumm (dl), San Francisco, CA; G. Fabricio Lopez, Burbank, CA

NIV CONSULAR UPDATE – “LOST IN TRANSLATION”

• TNs at the Southern Border
• TCN Consular Processing

Faculty:
Avi Friedman (dl), Santa Monica, CA; Yeu S. Hong, Los Angeles, CA; Brian Hunt, Deputy Chief, Legal Advisory Opinions; U.S. Department of State, Visa Office, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Washington, DC; *Marty Haas, Deputy Consul General, Chief of Consular Services, U.S. Consulate General, Tijuana, Mexico

LONG-PENDING AOS APPLICATIONS: STRATEGIES & PITFALLS – “THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT”

• Visa Backlogs
• AC21 Portability
• Maintenance of Status Issues

Faculty:
Marcine Seid (dl), AILA Board of Governors, San Jose, CA; Lisa I. Baker, San Francisco, CA

CHANGES IN LCA AND PREVAILING WAGE PROCESSING – “HEAVEN CAN WAIT”

• LCA Processing and iCert Update
• Steps to Take if LCA Is Pending More than Seven Days
• Shift to Prevailing Wage Determinations at the National Processing Center

Faculty:
Jeanne M. Malitz (dl), San Diego, CA; Grace Hoppin, San Francisco, CA
 

CHILD STATUS PROTECTION ACT – “DIE HARD”

• Frozen Relatives
• Doing the Math
• Retroactivity
• Automatic Conversion

Faculty:
Carl M. Shusterman (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Nancy E. Miller, Pasadena, CA

I-751 – “THE PROPOSAL”

• Timing of I-751 Filing
• Filing from Abroad
• Dependents – When Are They Included?
• Naturalization Issues & I-751s
• Good Faith Marriage – Separation & Divorce
• Multiple Filings
• Battery & Extreme Cruelty Filings (Abuse Waiver)
• Extreme Hardship
• I-751s in Immigration Court Removal Proceedings

Faculty:
Randall Caudle (dl), AILA National Membership Committee Chair, San Francisco, CA; Kathrin S. Mautino, San Diego, CA

COMPLEX FAMILY ISSUES – “UNFORGIVEN”

• Surviving Spouses & Children of Deceased U.S. Citizen
• K Visas – Divorces, Age Outs, Recent Litigation
• Processing Hague Convention Adoptions by USCIS & DOS

Faculty:
Nancy Ann Fellom (dl), San Francisco, CA; Angela M. Bean, Oakland, CA; David Neumeister, Bakersfield, CA

CIUDAD JUAREZ : SENDING YOUR CLIENTS HOME –
“THE LONG GOODBYE”

• Scope of CDJ Responsibilities
• Practice Tips
• Strategies for Filing I-601 Waivers

Faculty:
Noemi Ramirez (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Kathleen C. Walker, AILA Past President, El Paso, TX; Laura F. Dogu, Deputy Principal Officer, Department of State, United States Consuate, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

EB-5 – “SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE”

• Regional Centers
• Can Individual-Based Cases Still Succeed?
• Source of Funds Issues

Faculty:
Linda W. Lau, Los Angeles, CA; Ronald Darling, Corporate Lawyer, Santa Ana, CA; Jor Law, Corporate Lawyer, Sherman Oaks, CA; Doug Svensson, Economist, Walnut Creek, CA

ALTERNATIVES TO PERM – “STAR WARS”

• Extraordinary Ability
• Outstanding Researchers/Professors
• Multinational Managers
• National Interest Waivers
• Schedule A

Faculty:
Fausta Maria Albi (dl), San Diego, CA; Allen Orr, Washington, DC; Barbara Lutes, San Francisco, CA

PERM IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY – “THE BAD NEWS BEARS”

• DOL Case Processing Update
• Layoff Issues
• Supervised Recruitment

Faculty:
Catherine L. Haight (dl), AILA DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA; Laura J. Mazel, San Francisco, CA

CUTTING EDGE ISSUES IN WORKSITE ENFORCEMENT

• Overview of the ICE Legal Proceedings Program and Worksite Enforcement-Specific Initiatives
• E-Verify – Strengths and Weaknesses, How to Cope with Identity Theft, and How May USCIS Data Mining Lead to ICE I-9 Audits and Investigations?
• When and How Does ICE Recommend Pursuing Civil vs. Criminal Prosecution?
• How Do Assistant Chief Counsel Assist ICE Special Agents in Determining Civil Fines and Assessing Good Faith Compliance with I-9 Responsibilities?
• Thorny I-9 Audits – Ethical and Other Issues for Practitioners: ICE Subpoena Authority, Internal Investigations, Workforce Notification, Representing the Employer or the Alien Worker
• How Developing an Immigration Compliance Program Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Will Keep Your Employer Out of Jail

Faculty:
Josie Gonzalez (dl), AILA Board of Governors, Pasadena, CA; Kevin Lashus, Austin, TX; Robert G. Nadalin, San Diego, CA; Peter Vincent, Principal Legal Advisor, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC; Riah Ramlogan, Director of Field Legal Operations, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC

• Representing Both the Employer and the Employee
  • Employee Secrets – Criminality, Identity Theft, Social Security Number Fraud
  • Employer-Employee Conflicts in Labor Certifications, Immigrant Petitions
  • Representing Both the Husband and Wife in Family Applications
• Conflicts During Layoffs
  • Conflict Waivers
• Discovery of Client Illegality
• Ethics During I-9 Audits

Faculty:
Allison-Claire Acker (dl), Santa Monica, CA; Lisa Spiegel, San Francisco, CA

• Appearances Before Immigration Court
• Filings & Motions Before Immigration Court
• Hearings Before Immigration Court
• Discipline of Practitioners

Faculty:
Howard Hom (dl), San Diego, CA; Paula J. Solorio, San Francisco, CA; Raul E. Godinez, Los Angeles, CA

• Who Qualifies under VAWA & U, T, S Visas
• Eligibility for Adjustment of Status
• Update on VAWA, U, T, S Processing

Faculty:
Merrilee Snell (dl), San Pedro, CA; Yvette M. Saddik, San Jose, CA

• Filing in 9th Circuit – E-Filing
• Updates – Stay of Removal
• Mediation
• Motions To Stay Mandate
• Reinstate Prior Orders of Removal
• Bringing in Client Back Once You Won Petition

Faculty:
John Ayala (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Stacy Tolchin, Los Angeles, CA; Bruce J. Einhorn, Woodland Hills, CA

All Audio CDs © 2009 American Immigration Lawyers Association