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Adjustment of Status Basics Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This training will provide an overview of the basic eligibility requirements for adjustment of status in the United States with a focus on family-based immigration. The training will also survey common grounds of inadmissibility encountered by potential adjustment applicants as well as provides a general description of the adjustment of status process. This training will be conducted by Hasan Shafiqullah, Esq., Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit. CLE credit: 4 credits in skills. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Family-Based Immigration Law Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Time: 1:30 p.m. –5:30 p.m. This training will provide a basic overview of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and federal regulations for sponsoring family members for lawful permanent residence. Topics to be covered include petitioning for immediate relatives and family-based preference immigrants, the various categories of children that qualify for sponsorship (e.g., stepchildren, adopted children, etc.). This training will be conducted by Mabel Bejar staff attorney of CUNY Citizenship Now! CLE credit: 4 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Waivers and Exceptions to Select Grounds of Inadmissibility and Deportability Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. This seminar will provide a basic overview of certain grounds of inadmissibility and deportability as well as waivers and exceptions that overcome removability because of health concerns, criminal convictions, smuggling in persons, misrepresentation, unlawful presence, prior removal, false claims to citizenship, lack of proper travel documents and/or visas and document fraud. This training will be conducted by Lindsay Curcio, Esq. CLE credit: 2 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Basics of I-751 Waivers Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This training provides an overview of basic concepts pertaining to conditional residence as well as the I-751 application process before the USCIS and defending the application while in removal proceedings. This training will be conducted by Cheryl David, Esq., solo practitioner. CLE credit: 2 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Preparing the Form I-601, Application for Waivers & Grounds of Inadmissibility Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. This seminar will walk through the Form I-601, Application for Waivers of Grounds of Inadmissibility as well as discuss gathering and preparing appropriate documentation to support the application. This training will be conducted by Allison Baker, Esq., Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit. CLE credit: 2 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Introduction to Provisional Waivers Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Time: 03:30 p.m. to 04:20 p.m. This seminar will go over the specifics of applying for a provisional waiver, detailing how the procedure differs from other waiver applications, and will go over the specific ground of eligibility for stateside waiver processing. This training will be conducted by Jojo Annobil, Esq., Legal Aid Society Immigration Law Unit. CLE credit: 1 credit in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Prosecutorial Discretion Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This training provides an overview of the various memoranda from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (USICE) providing guidance on ICE’s authority to exercise prosecutorial discretion. The training will be conducted by Matthew Blaisdell, Esq. CLE credit: 1 credit in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. 2
Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Protection Against Torture Relief Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. This training will cover grounds for claiming asylum and related relief. It will include discussion of persecution and wellfounded fear of persecution, withholding of removal and CAT relief, the definition of torture, the bars to asylum, and evidentiary issues. It will discuss expedited removal and credible fear interviews relevant to asylum seekers in detention. It will also provide practical tips on putting together an asylum application and representing an asylum seeker before the asylum office and the immigration court. The training will be conducted by TBD. CLE credit: 3 credit in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This training will cover the basic eligibility requirements for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) as well as walk through filling out the Form I-821D, Form I-765, and Form I-765WS. The training will also discuss the potential documentation to include with a request packet. This training will be taught by TBD. CLE credit: 1 credit in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Immigration Remedies for Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking: U & T Status Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. This training will survey options for immigrant victims of domestic violence and other crimes. This session will concentrate on an in depth analysis of U & T Visas. The training will be conducted by Suzanne Tomatore, Esq. CLE credit: 3 credit in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Humanitarian Parole Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 Time: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The presentation will outline the basic regulatory and statutory requirements for preparing a request for humanitarian parole. The presentation will also walk through the Form I-131, Application for Travel Document, which is used to request humanitarian parole. This training will be conducted by Lynn Neugebauer, Esq., Director of Safe Horizon Immigration Law Project. CLE credit: 1 credit in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Mock Immigration Court Hearing Date: Friday, September 13, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants will have a chance to observe a mock immigration court hearing to see how proceedings typically unfold, and to see how problems can arise and are handled. Issues will be based on the topics covered in the first four days of training. This training will be conducted by TBD. CLE credit: 4 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. How to conduct a consultation and intake interview Date: Friday, September 13, 2013 Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. This training provides an overview of how to conduct a consultation and initial intake interview with a prospective client The training will focus on interview techniques designed to elicit as much information as possible from prospective clients and spot potential issues. The training will also provide tips on how to handle difficult interviews, particularly with children and victims of violence. This training will be conducted by Tara A. Pinkham, Esq., Associate Director, and Lucy Baez, Esq., Staff Attorney for the Immigration and Refugee Program at Church World Service. CLE credit: 2 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. Expert Roundtable Date: Friday, September 13, 2013 Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. This training will be in the form of a roundtable conversation between immigration law experts and practitioners. Guests will include employees of the local immigration courts, USCIS District Office and asylum office, as well as private bar practitioners who will share their insights, tips, and strategies to effectively represent immigrants before government agencies. This training will be conducted by TBD. CLE credit: 2 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys. 3
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