6-Hour Program
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Overview
Basic Immigration Law 2020: Business, Family, Naturalization and Related Areas
Lecture Topics [Total time 00:07:15]
The program will provide an overview of U.S. immigration law, including current developments and trends, and will be extremely useful to attorneys who are new to immigration practice, as well as those who need a refresher on immigration law or are involved in immigration policy.
What You Will Learn:
- Overview of the U.S. immigration system and current trends
- The difference between nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent/green card) visas
- Family-sponsored visas
- Why immigrants are put into removal proceedings
- Naturalization
- Protecting an employer from sanctions
- Unique ethical issues in immigration practice
Lecture Topics [Total time 00:07:15]
Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
- Opening Remarks* [00:04:07]
Cyrus D. Mehta - Overview of the U.S. Immigration System and Current Trends [01:03:42]
Cyrus D. Mehta - Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visa Categories [01:02:11]
Karin Wolman - Immigrant (Permanent) Visa Categories [01:01:25]
Alexis S. Axelrad, Cora-Ann V. Pestaina - Ethical Issues in Immigration Practice [01:00:30]
Jojo Annobil, Jun H. Lee, Kenneth Craig Dobson - Inadmissibility and Removability: Grounds, Consequences, Custody and Immigration Court Proceedings [00:59:49]
Cheryl R. David, Matthew L. Guadagno - Immigration Select Topics: Naturalization and New York City Office Update and Employer Issues [01:31:43]
Amy C. Cococcia, David Grunblatt, Noemi E. Masliah, Brian J. Meier
The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:
- Complete Course Handbook
- The Curse of Kazarian v. USICS in Extraordinary Ability Adjudications under the Employment-Based First Preference, AILA Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 2019)
Cyrus D. Mehta - Can the Arbitrary and Capricious Standard under the Administrative Procedure Act Save DACA?
Cyrus D. Mehta - East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump, 932 F.3d 742 (9th Cir. 2018)
Cyrus D. Mehta - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Final Rule on Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (Updated October 16, 2019), available at: https://www.uscis.gov/legal-resources/final-rule-public-charge-ground-inadmissibility
Cyrus D. Mehta - Proclamation 9945 of October 4, 2019, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System, in Order to Protect the Availability of Healthcare Benefits for Americans, 84 Fed. Reg. 53991–53994, No. 196 (October 9, 2019)
Cyrus D. Mehta - Opinion and Order, Doe #1 v. Trump, Case No. 3:19-cv-01743-SI (D. Or. 2019)
Cyrus D. Mehta - Cyrus D. Mehta and Amani M. Abuhamra, Judge Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction in Unlawful Presence Case: What Does the Injunction Mean for Current F, J, and M Nonimmigrants?
Cyrus D. Mehta - Make the Road New York v. McAleenan, 2019 WL 4738070 (D.C. Cir. Sept. 27, 2019)
Cyrus D. Mehta - Cyrus D. Mehta, Stacy Caplow and Maryellen Fullerton, Migrant “Protection” Protocol: A Report from the Front Lines
Cyrus D. Mehta - Human Rights First, Trump Administration’s Third-Country Transit Bar Is an Asylum Ban That Will Return Refugees to Danger (September 2019)
Cyrus D. Mehta - Withdrawal of Representation in Immigration Practice (Updated April 2018)
Cyrus D. Mehta - Overview of Employment-Based Immigration in the United States (Updated November 8, 2019)
Cyrus D. Mehta - ABC’s of Nonimmigrant Visas
Karin Wolman - ABC’s of Nonimmigrant Visas (PowerPoint slides)
Karin Wolman - Matter of Dhanasar: The National Interest Waiver Standard
Cora-Ann V. Pestaina - 7 Points to Remember Regarding Resume Review in the PERM Process
Cora-Ann V. Pestaina - Avram E. Morell, Labor Certification
Cora-Ann V. Pestaina,Alexis S. Axelrad - Kenneth Craig Dobson, Yes, No, or Maybe: The Importance of Developing a Philosophy of Lawyering in an Era of Immigration Upheaval (September 29, 2017)
Kenneth Craig Dobson,Jojo H. Annobil,Jun H. Lee - Basic Ethical Issues for Immigration (November 2019) (PowerPoint slides)
Kenneth Craig Dobson,Jojo H. Annobil,Jun H. Lee - Removability and Inadmissibility Grounds (Updated November 25, 2019)
Matthew L. Guadagno - Nuts and Bolts of Removal Proceedings (Updated November 25, 2019)
Matthew L. Guadagno - Amy C. Cococcia and Stephen Maltby, Employer Worksite Compliance Obligation: An Overview (Updated November 2019)
Amy C. Cococcia - An IRCA (Immigration Reform and Control Act) Primer: Employer Obligations (2020 Edition)
David Grunblatt - Naturalization: An Overview of the Requirements, Benefits and Potential Pitfalls (October 18, 2019)
Noemi E. Masliah
Presentation Material
- Immigration Basics
Cyrus D. Mehta - Immigration FAQ
Cyrus D. Mehta - ABC's of Nonimmigrant Visas
Karin Wolman - How Can I Become a Permanent Resident?
Alexis S. Axelrad, Cora-Ann V. Pestaina - Basic Ethical Issues for Immigration
Jojo Annobil, Kenneth Craig Dobson, Jun H. Lee - Immigration Select Topics: Employer Issues
Amy C. Cococcia, David Grunblatt - USCIS - Official Civics Test Study App
Brian J. Meier - USCIS - Online Tools and Resources (English and Spanish)
Brian J. Meier
The program will provide an overview of U.S. immigration law, including current developments and trends, and will be extremely useful to attorneys who are new to immigration practice, as well as those who need a refresher on immigration law or are involved in immigration policy.
What You Will Learn:
- Overview of the U.S. immigration system and current trends
- The difference between nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent/green card) visas
- Family-sponsored visas
- Why immigrants are put into removal proceedings
- Naturalization
- Protecting an employer from sanctions
- Unique ethical issues in immigration practice