This session is geared for individuals with legal advocate roles at their organizations (attorney, DOJ reps, legal support staff). At this session you will have an opportunity to start conversations that promote learning and sharing of effective legal practices and challenges focused on family based, Naturalization and affirmative immigration legal services cases.
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Remote work has become increasingly common in the last few years. How can your organization rely on remote services for purposes of capacity building and promoting access to legal services? What are tools, polices and best practices you can put into place to ensure that remote services are offered in an ethical manner? This session will dive into certain ethical considerations that come into play when offering remote services and steps you can take to achieve successful remote work.
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Increased enforcement under the Trump administration has led to the arrests and detention of tens of thousands of noncitizens. This panel will discuss strategies to advocate for clients’ release from detention, including parole requests, bond hearings before the immigration court, and habeas petitions. We will also discuss who is subject to mandatory detention and what steps a practitioner can take to challenge a mandatory detention determination. We will also discuss stays of removal before the administrative agencies and the federal courts.
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Understanding clients’ criminal histories is critical for immigration practitioners to properly advise and represent their clients. Depending on the outcomes of arrests by law enforcement, clients may be inadmissible, deportable, or barred from certain relief or showing good moral character. But reading criminal background checks, or “rap sheets,” criminal court case reports, and dispositions can be difficult and confusing.
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The Trump administration has taken sweeping steps to attack protections for immigrants. Presenters will review the current landscape for forms of relief such as DACA, TPS, and parole, and protections at the border. Presenters will also highlight advocacy efforts and the legal challenges to the administration’s actions.
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This session is geared for individuals who are attorneys or fully accredited representatives who practice in removal defense. At this session you will have an opportunity to start conversations that promote learning and sharing of effective legal practices and challenges around serving individuals in removal proceedings.
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In this interactive workshop, panelists and participants will work together to tackle challenges faced by program managers and directors of charitable immigration legal services programs. Participants will brainstorm possible solutions to hypothetical scenarios and hear from seasoned managers and directors on best practices.
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Because immigrants are likely to have experienced trauma—whether in their home country, during their journey, or in the U.S.—it is critical for advocates to understand how trauma impacts our clients and develop skills that enable us to work through a client’s trauma to best serve them.
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Have you ever found yourself stumped by a legal question? How do you figure out if a married child can petition for their parent as a U nonimmigrant? How do you determine when the petty offense exception to the CIMT ground of inadmissibility applies? How can you know if your client is subject to the affidavit of support requirement? The presenters will discuss the basics of conducting legal research by looking at the statute, regulations, USCIS Policy Manual, as well as secondary sources such as practice advisories and immigration law treatises.
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Family-based immigration can present a host of potential problems for both the beginner and advanced practitioner. This workshop will reveal some of the shallows and unseen reefs for those trying to navigate its routes to permanent residency. It will cover a variety of topics: potential risks and difficulties in filing Form I-130 petitions; challenges in marriage-based cases; identifying situations where adjustment of status is not an option; and working with clients at the NVC and consulate stage. It will also provide an update on the latest changes from the current administration.
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This session is geared for individuals with program management roles at their organizations (executive director, program director, project managers, or project support staff). At this session you will have an opportunity to engage in conversations that promote learning and sharing of effective program management practices and challenges around effective program management.
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Having a case denied in immigration court does not mean the end of the road for our clients. The law provides for two important types of appeals: an administrative appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals and a petition for review submitted to federal court. We will discuss the process for submitting each type of appeal, the standard of review for these appeals, and jurisdictional issues surrounding federal court review.
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The public charge ground of inadmissibility is often a significant obstacle for low-income clients applying for family-based immigration. But it is also a challenge for practitioners who are assisting in completing the affidavit of support. In this workshop we will review the exceptions to the affidavit of support requirements, how to calculate household size, how to measure current income, and the supporting documentation that must be filed. We will also review any recent changes or proposed changes to the definition of public charge under the current administration.
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Learn effective strategies for navigating delays and overcoming challenges when working with immigration agencies. This workshop will cover best practices for engaging with USCIS, CBP, and ICE, using liaison assistance, and leveraging resources like the Ombudsman’s Office or congressional inquiries. Gain practical tips, real-world examples, and tools to successfully escalate stalled cases.
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Advocates face ever-evolving challenges in representing their clients in U Status related cases. USCIS frequently changes how it adjudicates U status related cases from filing to the bona fide determination process, to U approval and adjustment. In addition, we expect to see many changes and new challenges under this Administration. The presenters will highlight trends in adjudication and discuss approaches to handling these issues. This workshop is best suited to experienced practitioners in that it assumes knowledge of the eligibility requirements for U Status and adjustment.
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