This is a webcast of the live New York session.Why you should attend
This year’s program will examine key immigration trends and hot topics for 2013. You will hear from Washington insiders about what is likely to happen with immigration legislation in the coming months, including the real possibility of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. Will anything move on bills eliminating the per-country limit for employment-based cases, or increasing immigration opportunities for high-skilled workers? What can we expect from the Department of Labor - more audits, supervised recruitment? Can employers expect continued increases in ICE enforcement activities and Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) inspections?
Join us at this year’s Institute to hear an outstanding faculty of leading practitioners in the field discuss recent reforms and developments that impact your practice. Topics will include issues related to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) applications, new immigration initiatives in Washington and around the country, immigrant and nonimmigrant processing issues, and new laws and policies related to enforcement.
What you will learn
- Legislative update - the evolving efforts at immigration reform
- L-1B adjudications at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State - will the trends continue?
- Temporary and long-term solutions to immigration issues facing employers with mobile employees - what to do with traveling workers?
- Trends in USCIS Adjudication
- H-1B cap analysis for FY 13, and a look forward to FY 14
- PERM adjudication - where is it moving - what triggers audits and supervised recruitment?
- State legislation, E-Verify changes, employer sanctions and interior enforcement - are there Fourth Amendment issues?
- USCIS’ transitions to an online, centralized manual of immigration policies - will the manual improve consistency and transparency and how will this affect your practice?
- Tips for filing approvable I-601 provisional unlawful presence waivers under USCIS’ new rules.
- Strategies for protecting employers from immigration-related penalties, including comprehensive compliance programs for LCAs, I-9s, PERMs, and more.
Who should attend
This program is for attorneys specializing in immigration law, as well as those who work with immigration matters as part of a diverse practice or at large international law firms. The program is also valuable for in-house counsel and personnel managers at corporations who have responsibility for employment and immigration matters.
PLI Group Discounts
Groups of 4-14 from the same organization, all registering at the same time, for a PLI program scheduled for presentation at the same site, are entitled to receive a group discount. For further discount information, please contact membership@pli.edu or call (800) 260-4PLI.
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Cancellations
All cancellations received 3 business days prior to the program will be refunded 100%. If you do not cancel within the allotted time period, payment is due in full. You may substitute another individual to attend the program at any time.
All times are E.D.T.
DAY ONE: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (E.D.T.)
9:00 Introduction
Austin T. Fragomen, Jr.
9:15 Immigration Reform
- Where things stand
- Comprehensive or not: points of consensus and points of disagreement
- Next steps
- Potential for future legislative activity
Speakers: Austin T. Fragomen, Jr., Enrique Gonzalez III
10:15 Challenges to Entrepreneurs Coming to the United States
- Standalone investments and Regional Centers: differences in preparation and process
- Entrepreneurs in Residence Program: has it helped?
- Removing conditions to LPR status
- Advising on the business aspects of the process, or not?
Speakers: H. Ronald Klasko, Bernard P. Wolfsdorf
11:15 Networking Break
11:30 Hot Buttons for Business Immigration Practitioners at USCIS Service Centers and the Consulates
- Standalone investments and Regional Centers: differences in preparation and process
- Entrepreneurs in Residence Program: has it helped?
- Removing conditions to LPR status
- Advising on the business aspects of the process, or not?
Speakers: Robert C. Divine, Jeffrey H. Gorsky, Cynthia J. Lange
12:45 Lunch
Afternoon Session: 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)
2:00 The Ever Evolving World of PERM and LCA Processing
- General processing update - evolving issues and developments with iCert and new LCA and PERM forms
- Being ready to respond to PERM audits
- Update on Supervised Recruitment
- Telecommuting, roving employees and travel
- How to handle in case specific instances
- Are they benefits or burdens?
- How CIR may change the labor certification process
Speakers: Deborah J. Notkin, William A. Stock
3:15 Networking Break
3:30 Ethics in Immigration Practice: Where Zealous Representation Starts and Ends
- Knowing when to withdraw
- Privacy, confidentiality and privilege
- Dual representation and avoiding conflicts
Speakers: Robert E. Juceam, Cyrus D. Mehta
5:00 Adjourn
DAY TWO: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (E.D.T.)
9:00 Evolving Trends at FDNS and Related Government Audits
- Recent experiences with FDNS - how to strategically prepare
- What happens after an FDNS visit?
- When does ICE get involved?
- ICE enforcement priorities
- Impact of immigration reform
Speaker: Cynthia J. Lange, Peter T. Schiron Jr.
10:00 Hot Topics on Relief from Removal
- Consequences of guilty pleas
- Available forms of relief
- Administrative and judicial remedies
- Post-order detention
- Impact of immigration reform
Speaker: Linda Kenepaske
11:15 Networking Break
11:30 Federal Court Litigation
- The Supreme Court and where pre-emption stands in the immigration landscape – will CIR pre-empt
- Same sex marriage cases and impact on immigration adjudications
- When to consider federal court litigation – how the different circuits stand on appealing immigration decisions and the role of “discretion”
- Detention and due process
Speaker: Lenni B. Benson, Mark Noferi
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)
1:30 Challenges to Families Coming to the United States
- Backlogs and timing - potential impact of immigration reform
- Child Status Protection Act, and K options: Are these sufficient relief valves?
- The “DREAM Act” Executive Order - progress to date
- Affidavit of Support Issues
- Removal of conditions
Speaker: Jennifer Durkin
2:30 DACA, MAP and the Possibility of Future Legalization
- Getting ready generally
- New best practices?
- Setting client expectations
- Will community groups play a role?
- What’s next for those who benefit?
Speaker: Jojo Annobil, Camille J. Mackler
3:30 Adjourn
Co-Chair(s)
Speaker(s)
Lenni B. Benson ~ Professor of Law; Director, Safe Passage Project, New York Law School
Robert C. Divine ~ Global Immigration Group Chairman, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz
Jeffrey H. Gorsky ~ Chief, Legal Advisory Opinion Section - Visa Office, US Department of State
Camille J. Mackler ~ Director of Training and Technical Assistance, New York Immigration Coalition
Mark Noferi ~ Instructor of Legal Writing, Brooklyn Law School
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