43RD ANNUAL AILA SOUTH FLORIDA IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE

1601 Biscayne Boulevard,Miami FL 33132

17 February, 2022

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43RD ANNUAL IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE & 1st Annual Immigration Law 101 Conference February 16, 2022: Join the AILA South Florida Chapter via ZOOM for our 1st Annual Immigration Law 101 Conference. This event is for attorneys just starting the practice of immigration law or wanting a basics refresher. It is being offered at a lower price point and via ZOOM for the benefit of our newer practitioners! February 17 & 18, 2022 : Join the AILA South Florida Chapter in person in sunny Miami for our 43rd annual immigration law conference. LIMITED AVAILABILITY! INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED LEVEL PANELS. CONFERENCE PROGRAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 8:00am – 8:30am Registration 8:30am - 8:45am Welcome & Plenary 8:50am - 9:40am Hot Topics in Family Based Adjustments • 245i – yes, it still comes around • Adjustment of status when Petitioner is LPR • Waivers – does my client really need one? • Affidavit of Support issues • New vaccination requirements 9:40am - 9:55am Coffee Break 9:55am -10:45am DUAL TRACK PROGRAM Hot Topics in Employment Based Adjustments · TPS Adjusters · Adjusting with approved I140 while Asylum Application is pending · 245i – yes, it still comes around · New vaccination requirements Humanitarian Options · TPS applications · U and T Visa applications · Trends in VAWA cases · DACA Updates 10:50am -11:40am DUAL TRACK PROGRAM Challenges in Employer Compliance · How to update I9s · Work From Home Scenarios · HSI Investigations · LCA Postings Consular Processing Family Based Cases · In absentia inadmissibility · Human trafficking · Consulate procedures · Medical exams / vaccine · Provisional waivers 11:45am - 12:35pm DUAL TRACK PROGRAM Today’s Heroes - Physicians and Health Care Workers · Conrad Waivers · J1 Waivers · Changing status without a waiver · Options for Health Care Workers Family Matters · Issues with representing Petitioner and Beneficiary · Cuban Adjustment Cases · Waivers at USCIS · Vaccination exemptions 12:35pm -2:00pm Lunch Presentation - Immigrants List 12:50pm - 1:40pm Case law Updates (SCOTUS, Federal Case Updates, BIA, Congressional) 2:00pm – 2:50pm Hot Topics in Naturalization · How to conduct the initial consult with the client who is seeking to naturalize · Was the client “lawfully admitted for permanent residence?” · How to properly screen the case before filing and the importance of evaluating the case history · Preparer’s signature warnings/Attorney declaration · Supporting documents to submit with the application · The naturalization interview · When is the applicant actually considered a US citizen? 2:50pm -3:15pm 305 Cafecito Break (Coffee Cart Open for 1 Hour) 3:15pm -4:05pm DUAL TRACK PROGRAM Hot Topics in Asylum Cases · Bars to asylum · Credible Fear v. Reasonable Fear · Hot issues: Particular Social Groups · Withholding (compared to asylum) · Convention Against Torture · Asylum classes-private action v public action · Gang related asylums H1B Visas – yes, they are still available · Requirements for 2023 Registration Process · Best practices for LCA compliance · Prevailing wage issues · RFE trends and how to best respond · Employment authorization for spouses 4:10pm -5:00pm DUAL TRACK PROGRAM Consular Processing in Employment Based Cases · How long will it take for the interview to be scheduled? · TCN Processing - can I send my client to a different Consulate? · New vaccination requirements · Interview took too long - what happens if job offer is no longer available? Motions To Reopen · Deadlines for filing · Strategies for Filing Joint vs Straight with Judge · When to fee in motions · How to fee in motions 5:00pm -7:00pm Cocktail Reception 7:00pm – 9:00pm Speaker Dinner   FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 8:30am – 9:00am Registration 9:00am – 9:50am Federal Litigation Update · Factors to consider before filing suit · Cuban Adjustment Cases / Parole issue · Final Agency Action · Class Actions 9:55am – 10:45am Waive goodbye to Inadmissibility Issues · General waiver for non-immigrants · Immigrant waivers and eligibility · Provisional waivers and criteria · Waivers after prior removal or deportation, permission to reapply for admission to the US · Waivers for Asylees · INA 245k certain employment-based applicants · Stacking Waivers 10:45am – 11:05am Coffee Break 11:05am -11:55am Practice Management – Running a Successful Practice Post COVID · Time Management · Confidentiality with Zoom meetings / hearings · Time off for employees · Goal Setting vs Resolutions · Conquering Burnout 12:00pm – 1:30pm Luncheon Presentation Chapter Awards and Special Guest Appearance 1:30pm - 2:20pm DUAL TRACK PROGRAM PERM Practice in 2022 – you can do it! · Implications of Facebook Decision · Processing PERM application while Asylum Application is Pending · Prevailing Wage Determinations – what options do we have? · Complying with job posting requirements in COVID times · Work from home job offers · Options for domestic employees Criminal Issues · Properly analyzing issues · Inadmissibility vs removability · CIMTs vs Aggravated Felonies · Availability of waivers for certain crimes · Circuit splits 2:25pm – 3:15pm DUAL TRACK PROGRAM Trial Practice · Preparation · ECAS vs Paper filing · Witnesses · Opening Statements · Closing Arguments · Objections · Fundamentals Strategies for successful NIWs · How to determine who qualifies and who doesn’t · Applying Matter of Dhanasar to Arts, Business, or Sports professions · Responding to NOIDs and RFEs 3:15pm -3:40pm 305 Cafecito Break (Coffee Cart Open for 1 Hour) 3:40pm -4:30pm DUAL TRACK PROGRAM EB5 Processing Update · Regional Center Program – where are we and where are we headed? · Minimum investment amounts – should my client invest the old amount? · Impact of COVID on current projects Advanced Removal Issues · Rescission proceedings vs removal proceedings · Interpol issues · Strategies for Hearings · Complex Issues in Removal cases 4:30pm – 6:00pm AIC Auction and Closing Reception INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE ANNUAL IN PERSON CONFERENCE: Two breakfasts, two lunches, continuous coffee, a cocktail reception, and conference materials. REFUND POLICY: Registration fees are refundable only if a refund request is received in writing BY SURFACE MAIL on or before February 1, 2022 to Juliana Lamardo, AILA South Florida Treasurer, at 2900 SW 28th Terrace, Suite 203, Miami, FL 33133. Fees are non-transferable. A $100 service fee applies to refund requests. TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING: Taxis and Lyfts/Ubers are accessible from all Miami downtown hotels to the conference location. The conference venue has excellent parking facilities and charges a conference parking fee. Valet parking is also available at a higher rate on site. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: There is no room block in the hotel venue, but rooms are available through the regular hotel booking website. Reserve early: Miami hotels can be busy in February and March, which is high season for visitors. SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS: Interested sponsors and exhibitors, please contact CLE Conference Chair, Jacqueline Villalba at (305) 577-3443 or [email protected]