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Hello Immigration Law Section and Family Law Section members,
The New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education is presenting 2014 Hot Topics in Family/Immigration Law Practice on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the NJ Law Center in New Brunswick.
U.S. Immigration Law promotes family unification and allows permanent residents and U.S. citizens to sponsor relatives to come to the U.S. with green cards. There are distinct categories for different relatives. Citizens can bring a wider net of family members than can permanent residents. The process of bringing a relative to the United States is complicated and can sometimes take several years. This informative program will review the basics of family immigration, including how marriage cases are handled.
The program will also bring you up-to-date on some of the important developments in this area, including an update on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) applications and a discussion about the likely impact of reform measures on family based immigration.
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 Overview; Family-based immigration as a niche and resources along with a discussion about how potential immigration reform may impact family based immigration practice - David Nachman, Esq.
- 9:25 Ethics issues in Family Based Immigration Practice; How to detect Fraudulent Marriages - David Nachman, Esq.; Michael Phulwani, Esq.; Melvin Solomon, Esq.
- 10:15 Handling the Marriage Case (Fiances, Adjustment in the U.S.,Consular Processing); Preparing and filing the Rance Case; Preparing and Filing the 1-130 with a Consular Processing request; Preparing and Filing the 1-130 and a simultaneous Adjustment of Status Application; Preparing your clients for the 245 interview; Conditional and Nonconditional status; DOMA and LGBT issues; Nuances of 751 practice - Melvin Solomon, Esq.; David Nachman, Esq.; Gail Simmons
- 10:50 Break
- 11:00 Provisional Waivers and Stateside Processing of 601 Waiver Applications: This panel will explore strategies for preparation of the1-601 waiver and how to present issues of "extreme" hardships to the qualifying relative; What qualifies as "Extreme" hardship? Strategies and procedures for presenting a waiver case; The possibly of 1-130/1-601; Concurrent Filings; Provisional waiver practice in the U.S. - Kerry Harrington, Esq.; Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.; Melvin Solomon, Esq.; Michael Phulwani,Esq.
- 11:45 Deferred Action and Childhood Arrivals (DACA): The DACA Program and some of it's nuances: On June 15, 2012 the Department of Homeland Security formally announced that it will offer deferred action. This panel will discuss the parameters of the new policy which gives relief to undocumented youth; Issues about Eligibility (Education,Criminal History,Threat to National Security or Public Safety (Gang Membership, Donations to Organizations);Effect of Prior Fraud or Misrepresentation under INA @212 (a)(6) (c); Travel Issues and New Interpretations of Travel using Advanced Parole Repercussions/Concerns (Change In Policy; Confidentiality, Applicant, Parents, Family Members) Deferred Action and Childhood Arrival (DACA) considerations for employers: What do employers do when the DACA beneficiaries show up with new work papers? Looking at DACA from an HR perspective - Ludka Zimovcak, Esq.; David Nachman, Esq.; Kerry Harrington, Esq.
- 12:30 Adjourn
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 3.9 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
Click here to register for 2014 Hot Topics in Family/Immigration Law Practice. To register by phone or if you have questions, please call Customer Service 732-214-8500.
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All the best,
Barb
Barbara Straczynski
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