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This advanced training will address how to identify criminal convictions that are relatively harmless to a naturalization applicant, as well as ones that may have the most severe consequences including denial of the application and removal. We will discuss how crimes involving moral turpitude, aggravated felonies and drug offenses can affect naturalization applications, especially under the 2013 Supreme Court precedent.
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This webinar is intended for legal service providers who are new to the area of family-based immigration. We will discuss the general process of family-based immigration, including the family petition, the application for adjustment of status, and consular processing. We will closely examine which relatives can qualify for family-based immigration and how they fit into, move around and get revoked from the preference categories with events such as marriage, divorce or the naturalization of the petitioner.
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This webinar is intended for legal service providers who are new to the area of family-based immigration and will focus on the basics of the family visa petition. We will cover which relatives can qualify for family-based immigration and how they fit and move around the preference categories with events such as marriage, divorce or the naturalization petitioner. We will also review how priority dates are established, lost and recaptured, as well as the role of the visa bulletin and what happens when the visa availability date advances or regresses. We will review the various ways in which a family visa petition may get revoked and we will review the rules applying to widows and other beneficiaries when the qualifying relative dies. The discussion will include an overview of the Child Status Protection Act.
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This webinar will provide an overview of how the unlawful presence inadmissibility grounds, also known as the 3-year and the 10-year bars, work. Additionally, we will review the so-called permanent bar. We will discuss in detail when and to whom each of these bars applies, and identify when they can be waived. This session is an excellent complement to our “Waivers for Unlawful Presence: the I-601 and the I-601A Provisional Waiver” webinar.
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This webinar will discuss current practice for filing waivers for clients with unlawful presence. Aside from an overview of how to present a case based on hardship, we will cover the relatively new I-601A process, including latest policy developments focused on adjudicating cases with crimes and standardizing the hardship assessment. Additionally, we will discuss the traditional I-601 waiver and when this waiver must be used instead of the provisional process.
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This introductory webinar will discuss the elements of and procedural tips for common motions filed before the immigration court, as well as some creative ways to use motions in your practice. We will discuss changing venue, motions for telephonic appearance, and motions to withdraw among others. We will review best practices for filing and other tips on navigating the court process.
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Join us for a webinar specifically geared toward attorneys and advocates who are interested in learning the fundamentals of U visas and U nonimmigrant status. We will provide an overview of the U nonimmigrant visa eligibility requirements and application process. This will include: strategies for getting law enforcement agencies to sign the certification of helpfulness, how to thoroughly document a case, and how to overcome inadmissibility issues with a winning waiver application.
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This webinar will review the legal requirements for non-LPR cancellation and how to build a winning case. We will cover some of the common obstacles to eligibility, such as the complicated crime bars. In addition, we will discuss building a strong case with your client, bringing forward creative evidence, gathering documents, and preparing your client for testimony.
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During this webinar, we will cover the complex issues involving citizenship for children. We will review acquisition and derivation of citizenship, as well as INA§322 citizenship for children. We will concentrate on how to use the ILRC’s easy to read charts, which spell out eligibility for acquisition and derivation and will walk through examples of each kind of citizenship for children. After attending this webinar, practitioners will be significantly more comfortable assisting their clients through the acquisition and derivation processes.
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In this webinar we will discuss updates to the DACA review process, including renewals, advance parole, and other tips. We will provide a brief review of DACA eligibility and the application process, but the content will be oriented toward those who have already been representing DACA applicants.
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In this webinar we will focus on the most common crimes-based grounds of inadmissibility: crimes involving moral turpitude, controlled substance offenses and conduct, and prostitution. In the last year we have gained some tremendous new defenses against a finding of inadmissibility. This webinar will describe when inadmissibility matters, the definition of each of the three grounds, and how to argue that your client is not inadmissible. This is an intermediate-level webinar; we will begin with the basics for each topic, and will also discuss advanced issues.
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Your client is inadmissible for crimes. Now what do you do? In many cases, you can at least apply to waive the offense under INA §212(h). This webinar will cover what can be waived under § 212(h), who can apply for a waiver, when it can be filed, the standards for granting it, and when different rules apply to some permanent residents. We will discuss how § 212(h) can be used to prevent disaster when the client cannot apply for LPR or non-LPR cancellation, as well as the limits the BIA is placing on use of the waiver. This is an intermediate-level webinar that assumes some familiarity with inadmissibility for crimes and waivers in general.
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This webinar will provide substantive information about the socio-political landscape giving rise to asylum claims for victims of violence from Mexico and Central America. We will discuss how to use country conditions research and how to work with expert witnesses in order to present this information in a persuasive manner in an asylum application. This material will be discussed in the context of the legal requirements of an asylum claim, including an overview of the particular social group ground for asylum and an in-depth analysis of the nexus requirement.
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This 90-minute session will focus on the second draft of the DACA form that was released by USCIS in April 2014. We will also address more challenging eligibility questions, practice tips on the educational requirements, and advance parole for DACA applicants.
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This webinar will explore in depth some of the most frequent thorny issues that arise in the process of the family visa petition, Form I-130. Participants will learn the rules governing the recapturing of priority dates, including the latest Supreme Court decision regarding derivative children who age-out of their parent’s petition. They will also learn the workings of the Child Status Protection Act.
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Join the authors of The U Visa: Obtaining Status for Immigrant Victims of Crime in this 90-minute webinar on the current-cutting edge and complex issues that arise in U visa cases.
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In 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act expanded the definition of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) to allow undocumented immigrant youth to petition for legal status based on abuse, neglect, or abandonment by one or both parents. This webinar will examine legal developments on one-parent SIJS claims, share trends in USCIS filings involving a one-parent SIJS claim, and share strategies for successfully submitting these applications.
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We will discuss new developments in the DACA program, including a review of some of the stickier DACA eligibility and practice issues, and provide updates on any amendments to the program by USCIS. Renewal requirements and trends that have been seen in the DACA renewals process will also be covered.
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We will review the new 21 page naturalization form (N-400) and how to complete it. We will focus on the new questions on the form, why they have been added, and how they relate to an applicant’s eligibility for naturalization.
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In this webinar we will take the categorical approach and attempt to break it down from the basic, reliable defense tools to the more advanced questions.
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This webinar will discuss current practice for filing waivers for clients with unlawful presence. Aside from an overview of how to present a case based on hardship, we will cover the I-601A process, including latest policy developments focused on adjudicating cases with crimes and standardizing the hardship assessment.
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This webinar will review the forms of immigration relief including waivers of inadmissibility that require the applicant to prove hardship. We will cover non-LPR cancellation of removal, the waivers for misrepresentations, crimes, and unlawful presence. We will focus on the common hardship factors and how to craft a winning hardship case.
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All hope is not lost when the USCIS or the immigration judge deny your client’s asylum claim. This webinar will give practitioners tips for keeping an asylum claim alive when presented with some of the toughest bars, such as the one-year deadline or the particular serious crime bar.
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This webinar will discuss these changes and the implications for immigration practitioners, including how they may affect mandatory detention and motions in immigration court.
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This webinar will cover the basic components and procedure of a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) case, with particular focus on obtaining the state court order necessary to apply for SIJS with the federal government. The application for a Special Immigrant Juvenile Visa (Form I-360) and for Adjustment of Status to a Lawful Permanent Resident (Form I-485) will also be covered. The webinar will share strategies for successfully submitting the I-360 application to U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, and discuss common admissibility issues that arise in SIJS cases.
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The eligibility requirements for DAPA are fairly straightforward -- except for persons with a criminal record.
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This webinar is an advanced training for practitioners familiar with asylum. The webinar will take participants through the process of preparing and presenting an asylum claim on behalf of an unaccompanied immigrant child (UAC).
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This webinar will address advanced issues in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases, such as one-parent cases, challenges in probate court, continuing juvenile court jurisdiction and common inadmissibility issues.
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This webinar will walk participants through the ins and outs of marriage-based immigration. We will explore the law around the concept of a bona fide marriage and examine issues such as prior marriages, proxy marriages, polygamy, and bigamy.
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This webinar will review the role of parole in immigration law, including the possible benefits of receiving parole. We will cover three main types of parole: advance parole, particularly in the context of TPS and DACA; humanitarian parole, especially with regards to its emerging use for children of U and VAWA derivatives; and parole in place, including how it was recently expanded by the administration.