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• Hot Topics
• Regulation Update
• Backlog Reduction Efforts
• Transformation and Other Changes for the Future
• E-Verify Update

Faculty:
Sharon R. Mehlman (dl), Conference Program Chair, USCIS Liaison Committee Chair, San Diego, CA; Alexis S. Axelrad, USCIS Liaison Committee Vice Chair, New York, NY; Donald Neufeld, Acting Associate Director, Domestic Operations, USCIS, Washington, DC; Ramona McGee, Acting Chief Counsel, USCIS, Washington, DC; Barbara Q. Velarde, Chief, Service Center Operations, USCIS, Washington, DC; Katherine Lotspeich, Deputy Chief, Verification Division, USCIS, Washington, DC

• Electronic Developments: Applications, Payments, and Biometrics
• Coordination with USCIS and When USCIS Can Be Avoided
• Status, Inquiries, and Communication: Posts, Legalnet, and SAOs
• Workload and Process Changes and Their Implications

Faculty:
Palma R. Yanni (dl), DOS Liaison Committee Vice Chair/AILA Past President, Washington, DC; Maria Isabel Casablanca, DOS Liaison Committee, Miami, FL; 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

• Implementation of the PERM/LCA Portal
• The New ETA 9089 Form
• Queues, Backlogs, and Manpower Issues
• Recent Adjudication Issues and Interpretations
• The Latest Audit Issues
• PERM in A New Economy
• Supervised Recruitment – Are We Back to “Traditional” Processing?

Faculty:
Catherine L. Haight (dl), DOL Liaison Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA; Ester Greenfield, DOL Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Seattle, WA; William Carlson, Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, ETA, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC; Elissa M. McGovern, Chief of the Policy Division, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC; Brian Pasternak, PERM Program Manager, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC

• Travel Programs – ESTA, WHTI, Global Entry, NEXUS/SENTRI
• I-94 Issues and CBP Deferred Inspections
• Admissibility Concerns and Benefit Adjudications:  Areas of Common Concern Being Addressed by AILA and CBP
• Port of Entry Problem Resolution
• New Complaint Procedure
• Domestic Travel Risks

Faculty:
Fausta Maria Albi (dl), CBP Liaison Committee Chair, San Diego, CA; Leslie A. Holman, CBP Liaison Committee Vice Chair, AILA Admissions and Border Enforcement Committee Chair, AILA Interagency 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; Maureen Dugan, Assistant Director, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC

• Bonds/Transfers
• Detention/Electronic Monitoring
• Prosecutorial Discretion
• Fugitive Operations
• Worksite Enforcement

Faculty:
Cheryl David (dl), AILA Board of Governors, ICE Liaison Committee Chair, New York, NY; Howard Silverman, ICE Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Boston, MA; James T. Hayes, Jr., Director, Office of Detention and Removal, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC; Barry O'Melinn, Acting Principal Legal Advisor, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC; James C. Spero, Deputy Assistant Director, Office of Investigations, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC; * Suzanne Barr, Chief of Staff, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC; *Dr. Dora Schriro, Special Advisor, Detention & Removal, ICE, DHS, Washington, DC

• IJ and Interpreter Complaints -- How to Make Them and When to Make Them
• Addressing Bias in the Process
• Updates on the  Immigration Court Practice Manual and the New Uniform Docketing System Manual
• What You Need to Know About Attorney Discipline (Proposed and Final Regulations)
• Immigration Courts Update: What Is an ACIJ and Why Are They Important; New Immigration Courts, Digital Audio Recording, Budget Concerns, Case Completion Goals
• BIA Updates: Proposed Reforms, Recent Precedent Decisions, and Remand Procedures

Faculty:
Amy L. Peck (dl), AILA Board of Governors, EOIR Liaison Committee Chair, Omaha, NE; Maria T. Baldini-Potermin, EOIR Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Chicago, IL; Thomas G. Snow, Acting Director, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; Michael C. McGoings, Acting Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; MaryBeth Keller, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; Juan P. Osuna, Chair, Board of Immigration Appeals, EOIR, Falls Church, VA; John Blum, Acting General Counsel, EOIR, Falls Church, VA