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Basic Immigration Law 2013

Released on: Mar. 28, 2013
Running Time: 06:33:57

Running Time Segment Title Faculty Format
[01:09:45] Overview of the U.S. Immigration System, Current Trends and Ethical Issues Cyrus D. Mehta ~ Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC
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[01:00:13] Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visa Categories Marko C. Maglich ~ White & Case LLP
Noemi E. Masliah ~ Masliah & Soloway, PC
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[01:01:44] Immigrant (Permanent) Visa Categories Deborah J. Notkin ~ Barst Mukamal & Kleiner LLP
Avram E. Morell ~ Pryor Cashman LLP
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[01:03:29] Inadmissibility and Removal Grounds and Procedures Thomas E. Moseley ~ Attorney at Law
Linda Kenepaske ~ Law Offices of Linda Kenepaske, PLLC
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[01:18:10] Asylum and Related Relief Mark R. von Sternberg ~ Senior Attorney, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Catholic Charities Community Services/Archdiocese of New York
Julie E. Dinnerstein ~ Co-Director, Immigration Intervention Project, Sanctuary for Families
Anwen Hughes ~ Senior Counsel, Human Rights First
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[00:59:46] Naturalization, Employer Sanctions, and Overview of NYC Immigration Office Karin Wolman ~ Law Office of Karin Wolman, PLLC
Patricia L. Gannon ~ Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP
Charles Akalski, Jr. ~ Field Office Director, US Citizenship and Immigration Services
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This program will explain the basic concepts of U.S. immigration law and procedure, and reflect current developments and trends, including developments relating to the new prosecutorial discretion policies. 

Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:33:57]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.

  • Opening Remarks and Introduction* [00:00:50]
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Overview of the U.S. Immigration System, Current Trends and Ethical Issues [01:09:45]
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visa Categories [01:00:13]
    Marko C. Maglich, Noemi E. Masliah
  • Immigrant (Permanent) Visa Categories [01:01:44]
    Avram E. Morell, Deborah J. Notkin
  • Inadmissibility and Removal Grounds and Procedures [01:03:29]
    Linda Kenepaske, Thomas E. Moseley
  • Asylum and Related Relief [01:18:10]
    Mark R. von Sternberg, Julie E. Dinnerstein, Anwen Hughes
  • Naturalization, Employer Sanctions, and Overview of NYC Immigration Office [00:59:46]
    Charles Akalski, Jr., Patricia L. Gannon, Karin Wolman

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

  • Overview of Legal Immigration to the United States
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Overview of Employment-Based Immigration in the United States
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Withdrawal of Representation in Immigration Practice
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Fleuti Lives! The Restoration of a Constitutional Decision
    Cyrus D. Mehta, Gary E. Endelman
  • New Portal Welcomes Entrepreneurs to the USA: But Will This Change the Culture of "No" at USCIS
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • O and P Nonimmigrant Visas
    Noemi E. Masliah
  • Introduction to Labor Certification
    Avram E. Morell
  • Immigrant Visa Processing and Adjustment of Status
    Deborah J. Notkin
  • Basics of Removal Proceedings in Immigration Law
    Linda Kenepaske
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Memorandum
    Linda Kenepaske
  • A Review of Common Areas of Confusion in Domestic Violence-Related Immigration Law
    Julie E. Dinnerstein
  • Policy Memoranda
    Julie E. Dinnerstein
  • Asylum and Withholding of Removal--A Brief Overview of the Substantive Law
    Anwen Hughes
  • Asylum--Where to Find the Law
    Anwen Hughes
  • Guidelines for Immigration Lawyers Working with Interpreters: Extending Legal Assistance Across Language Barriers
    Anwen Hughes
  • Cancellation of Removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act: Emerging Restrictions on the Availability of "Humanitarian" Remedies
    Mark R. von Sternberg
  • Opposition to Corruption as a Political Opinion Supporting a Grant of Asylum: Ruqiang Yu v. Holder and Its Predecessors
  • The Long Road to U.S. Citizenship
    Karin Wolman
  • Fundamentals of US Immigration Law
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Immigration Basics
    Stephen W. Yale-Loehr, Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Options for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
    Julie E. Dinnerstein
  • Asylum Process Flowchart
    Anwen Hughes
  • Naturalization Overview
    Karin Wolman
  • Index to Basic Immigration Law 2013

Presentation Material

  • Immigration Basics
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Ethical Issues in Immigration
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • Fundamentals of US IMMIGRATION LAW
    Cyrus D. Mehta
  • A Guide to Work after Immigration
    Deborah J. Notkin
  • Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
    Julie E. Dinnerstein
  • Asylum Process Flowchart
    Anwen Hughes
  • Naturalization Overview
    Karin Wolman
  • Naturalization, Employer Sanctions, and Overview of NYC Immigration Office
    Patricia L. Gannon
Chairperson(s)
Cyrus D. Mehta ~ Cyrus D. Mehta & Associates, PLLC
Speaker(s)
Charles Akalski, Jr. ~ Field Office Director, US Citizenship and Immigration Services
Julie E. Dinnerstein ~ Co-Director, Immigration Intervention Project, Sanctuary for Families
Patricia L. Gannon ~ Wormser, Kiely, Galef & Jacobs LLP
Anwen Hughes ~ Senior Counsel, Human Rights First
Linda Kenepaske ~ Law Offices of Linda Kenepaske, PLLC
Marko C. Maglich ~ White & Case LLP
Noemi E. Masliah ~ Masliah & Soloway, PC
Avram E. Morell ~ Pryor Cashman LLP
Thomas E. Moseley ~ Attorney at Law
Deborah J. Notkin ~ Barst Mukamal & Kleiner LLP
Mark R. von Sternberg ~ Senior Attorney, Immigrant & Refugee Services, Catholic Charities Community Services/Archdiocese of New York
Karin Wolman ~ Law Office of Karin Wolman, PLLC

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