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AUDIO CDS #1 & #2
(1-CD Session)
 

• 360 Degree Resource Tool: Ethics and Representation of Clients
• Limitations on Attorney Representation:
  • PERM
  • Family
• Other Dual Representation Situations

Faculty:
Helena S. Younossi (dl), South San Francisco, CA; John Richard Smith, San Diego, CA; Allen Blumenthal, Office of Chief Trial Counsel, The State Bar of California, San Francisco, CA; Carol M. Langford, Chair, State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct; BASF Legal Ethics Committee; Contra Costa Professionalism Committee, Walnut Creek, CA

• Changes in Adjudication Procedures at Local Districts and NBC
• Coordination Between the Local Districts and NBC
• Diversity Lottery Adjustments
• NTA Issuance: Who Is Responsible and When?
• Interview Re-scheduling
• Vertical Adjustments

Faculty:
Judi A. McManigal (dl), AILA NorCal Chapter USCIS Liaison, San Francisco, CA; Sandra M. Wagner, (co-dl), San Diego, CA; Jane Arellano, District Director, USCIS, Los Angeles, CA; Susan M. Curda, District Director, District 22, USCIS, Sacramento, CA; Rosemary Melville, District Director, USCIS, San Francisco, CA; Paul M. Pierre, District Director, USCIS, San Diego, CA; Robert Tauchen, NBC Chief of Staff, Lee's Summit, MO

• E-Verify/Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Implementation
• Investigations
• Procedures to be Followed in Raids
• Detention vs. ISAP
• Bonds
• IMAGE
• SEVIS
• Voluntary Departure
• No-Match Letters

Faculty:
Charles M. Miller (dl), AILA Interior Enforcement Committee, Studio City, CA; Kimberley Best Robidoux, San Diego, CA; Mary Ann Wloszek, San Francisco, CA; David R. Moss, Senior Special Agent, IMAGE Program Coordinator, ICE, San Francisco, CA

• US-VISIT: Strategies for Entry and Departure Control
• Status of Entry/Exit Control Program (WHTI, US-VISIT, NSEERS)
• Parole/Waiver Procedures at the POE
• I-94 Issues/Single vs. Multiple Entry Documents/Corrections
• Admission in a Status vs. Granted a Period of Authorized Stay
• Expedited Removal

Faculty:
Fausta Maria Albi (dl), AILA CBP Liaison Committee Co-Chair, San Diego, CA; Kelly McCown, San Francisco, CA; Allen Joe, Program Manager, Immigration Policy & Programs, San Francisco Field Directorate, San Francisco, CA

• Updates from CSC and NSC
• Bi-specialization/Jurisdiction
• Division XII Corrections
• 7th Year Extension with Recaptured Time
• AILA Liaison Assistance

Faculty:
Kathleen L. Grzegorek (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Ronald Y. Wada, NSC Liaison Committee, San Francisco, CA; Bret Gregg, Deputy Director, California Service Center, USCIS, Laguna Niguel, CA; Steve Pollnow, Assistant Center Director, Nebraska Service Center, USCIS, Lincoln, NE

• National Processing of Prevailing Wage Requests
• Wage Levels – When is Level I Appropriate? (H-1B extensions?)
• Is a “Safe Harbor” Prevailing Wage Determination Still Safe?
• Elements of the Required Wage
• Review of Recent ALJ Decisions
• Does the Employer Really Have to Pay a Premium Processing Fee?
• What to Do When an H-1B Worker Is Terminated
• When Does a PERM Prevailing Wage Need to Be Paid?

Faculty:
Catherine L. Haight (dl), AILA DOL Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA; Jeanne M. Malitz, San Diego, CA; Ramon Huaracha Jr., Wage and Hour Investigator, DOL, San Jose, CA; David Kahn, Office of the Solicitor, DOL, San Jose, CA; Susana Rincon, Assistant District Director, DOL, San Jose, CA

• TN Applications at Both Borders: Differences; and Canadians in Mexico/Cross-Country Adjudications
• E Visa Processing in Mexico & Canada
• When Do Canadians Need a Visa?
• Update re: Use of Applicant Service Centers in Monterrey & Nuevo Laredo + DS-160 “Smart” Form
• Should TCN Applicants Apply in Canada or Mexico if They Have a Criminal Issue or may be subject to an SAO
• Religious Workers

Faculty:
Donald Sheppard (dl), San Diego, CA; Avi Friedman, Santa Monica, CA; Daniel P. Joyce, Buffalo, NY; Sylvia D. Johnson, Consular Chief, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Department of State, Mexico City, Mexico

• Basic Concepts and Pitfalls
• Disability Waivers
• Physical Presence and Good Moral Character Issues
• Section 319
• Derivative Citizenship
• New Naturalization Q & As
• Loss of Citizenship

Faculty:
Farshad Owji (dl), San Francisco, CA; Joren Lyons, San Francisco, CA; Stephen Manning, Portland, OR; Richard Valeika, Section Chief, Naturalization Unit, San Francisco, CA

• Vertical Prosecution & Consistency at OCC
• Changes to Procedures on Motions to Reopen
• Handling “Howard Memo” Adjustment Cases
• EOIR Contempt Rule

Faculty:
Paula J. Solorio (dl), San Francisco, CA; Alan Diamante, Los Angeles, CA; Stephen S. Griswold, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR, San Francisco, CA; Polly Webber, Immigration Judge, EOIR, San Francisco, CA

• Permanent Bar
• Returning Resident
• 245(i) Adjustments: Implications of Perez-Gonzalez vs. Gonzales and Acosta vs. Gonzales
• Reinstatement of Removal Under 241(a)(5)
• Morales-Izquierdo vs. Ashcroft/Morales-Izquierdo vs. Gonzales and I-212 Waivers
• I-90 IDENT Procedures

Faculty:
Ilyce Shugall (dl), San Francisco, CA; Raul E. Godinez, Los Angeles, CA

• Purpose and Resources
• Regulations, USCIS Memoranda
• Scope of U, T and S
• Interagency Role, Logistic Issues
• Avoid Malpractice

Faculty:
Karl William Krooth (dl), San Francisco, CA; Susan Bowyer, Oakland, CA; Lynette Parker, San Jose, CA; Kimberly Briggs, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of  California, Oakland, CA

• Non-Immigrant and Immigrant Visa Issues
• Consular recommendations for Revocation of Petitions
• OutBound Issues
• Security Checks (Technology Alert List - TAL)

Faculty:
Ally Bolour (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Kirsten K. Anderson, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Neil Grungras, HIAS, Tel Aviv, Israel; Kehrela M. Hodkinson, London, England

• Consistency in Adjudications
• Issues re: Specialized Knowledge
• Issues re: Managers
• New Office L Petitions
• Blanket Petitions
• Increased RFEs: Are L-1s Part of a Larger Fraud Investigation Effort?
• Service Center vs. AAO

Faculty:
James C. Crescitelli (dl), San Francisco, CA; Marcine Seid, AILA Board of Governors, San Jose, CA; Paige Taylor, Dallas, TX

• I-9 Enforcement and Employer Verification
• I-9 Compliance: It’s More Than Completing a Form
• No-Match Letters
• State/Local Legislation Relating to Employment Eligibility
• Immigration Raids: Affects on Both the Executives and the Workers?

Faculty:
Gregory A. Wald (dl), AILA NorCal Secretary, San Francisco, CA; Randall Caudle, Santa Clara Valley Chapter Chair, Santa Clara, CA; Daniel C. Horne, San Francisco, CA

• Pros and Cons
• Section 245(k)
• Maintenance of Status; Unlawful Presence vs. Out of Status
• NIV/IV: Dual Intent
• Consequences of Criminal Convictions/Charges
• Security Clearance Issues/FBI Name Check
• Waivers
• Advance Parole: Timing on Ability to Travel and Enforcement of Bars by USCIS Upon Re-Entry
• CSPA - Impact of New Memo Issued 2008

Faculty:
Michael Ungar (dl), San Francisco, CA; Ellen Ma Lee, Los Angeles, CA; Lynda Won-Chung, Sunnyvale, CA; Grace Zimmerman, La Jolla, CA; Steve Bucher, Deputy Associate Director, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations, USCIS, DHS, Washington, D.C.

• Know Your Rights
• How to Prepare & Respond
• Assessing 4th & 5th Amendment Violations
• Motions to Suppress

Faculty:
Stacy Tolchin (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Rosy H. Cho, San Francisco, CA; Mark Silverman, San Francisco, CA

• Adoption – Hague Convention: Affected Aspects and New Requirements
• Accreditation
• Child Citizenship Act
• CSPA

Faculty:
Mary L. Mucha (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Charles Wheeler, San Francisco, CA; Angela M. Bean, Oakland, CA
Tifany E. Markee, San Diego, CA

• Unlawful Presence Waivers
• Fraud and Misrepresentation
• Criminal Issues
• Other Waivers

Faculty:
Erica L. Tomlinson (dl), Sacramento, CA; Laura W. Brown, San Francisco, CA; Jonathan D. Montag, San Diego, CA; Rose Marie Atkinson, Overseas Adjudications Officer, USCIS, DHS, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Steve Bucher, Deputy Associate Director, Refugee, Asylum and International Operations, USCIS, DHS, Washington, D.C.

• Litigation Strategies & Practice Tips
• Class Actions
• Use of Litigation in Response to Raids
• Recent Developments in Mandamus, 1447(b) Naturalization, and FOIA Litigation

Faculty:
Carl Shusterman (dl), Los Angeles, CA; Kip Evan Steinberg, San Rafael, CA; Nadine Wettstein, AILF Director, Legal Action Center, Washington, D.C.

All Audio CDs © 2008 American Immigration Lawyers Association