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Overview
Why You Should Attend
The program will provide an overview of U.S. immigration law, including basic concepts of U.S. immigration law and procedure, and current developments and trends.
What You Will Learn
- Immigration outlook under a new presidential administration and Congress
- The difference between nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent/green card) visas
- Family-sponsored visas
- Why immigrants are put into removal proceedings
- Asylum, relief from removal and immigration benefits for crime victims
- Relief for battered immigrants and special immigrant juvenile status
- Judicial review of immigration cases
- Naturalization
- Protecting an employer from sanctions
- Unique ethical issues in immigration practice
Who Should Attend
This program will be extremely useful to attorneys who are new to immigration practice, as well as for those who need a refresher on immigration law or are involved in immigration policy. It also will be useful for attorneys in other practice areas who need to become familiar with immigration law in order to work with immigration counsel or undertake representation on their own.