Immigration Law Basics and Hot Topics - WEBCAST
May 2010
Immigration Law Basics and Hot Topics - WEBCAST
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About RMIAN
The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) is a Colorado nonprofit corporation and has been granted 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status. Believing that all people should be afforded due process and an understanding of their legal options, RMIAN strives to provide legal services to the most vulnerable immigrant populations in Colorado: men and women in immigration detention in Aurora, CO, and abandoned or abused children throughout the state. RMIAN provides daily know-your-rights presentations, individual intakes, pro se assistance, and legal representation to men and women held in the federal immigration detention facility in Aurora, Colorado. RMIAN's Children's Program directly represents children who have survived neglect, abandonment, abuse, or persecution and trains professionals and educators throughout the state who work with immigrant children. Unable to meet the overwhelming need for legal services, RMIAN refers both detention and children's cases to our network of pro bono attorneys. RMIAN screens pro bono cases, writes referral memorandums, and provides professional liability insurance and a mentor attorney for each pro bono attorney.
Agenda
8:30-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:30
Fish Out of Water: Immigration Proceedings for Non-Immigration
Practitioners
- The Players: The Various Agencies Involved
- The Notice to Appear: The Charging Document for Immigration Court
- The Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence: Do they Apply?
- Where to Sit. Where to Stand: Basics of Immigration Court Procedure
- Jurisdiction of the Immigration Court and Setting the Record for Circuit Court Appeal
Presented by Jeff Joseph, Esq.
9:30-10:20
Asylum 101 - Seeking Protection from Persecution and Torture
- Definition of Refugee
- Protected Grounds - Including Gang-Related Claims and Gender-Based Claims
- Persecution Defined
- Discretion - A Two-Way Street
- Bars to Asylum - One Year Deadline (and Exceptions), Criminal Bars, Persecutor Bar, Terrorism Bar, Firm Resettlement
- Non-Government Actors and Country-Wide Persecution
- Traditional Withholding of Removal
- Withholding and Deferral under the Convention Against Torture Definition of Torture, Acquiescence, No Bars to Deferral Except Diplomatic Assurances
- New Form of Relief? - Protection under UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime for Witnesses and Others Who Cooperate with Law Enforcement
Presented by Regina Germain, Esq.
10:20-10:35
Networking Break
10:35-11:25
Just Business: Breaking Down the World of Business Immigration
- Nonimmigrant (Temporary) Visas for Work Including E, H, L, O, P, Q, R, and TNs
- Immigrant (Permanent) Visas through Employment Including Labor Certification, National Interest Waivers, and EB-1 Workers
- Qualifying for Relief through Employment
- When a Business Case Becomes an Asylum Case
Presented by David A. Harston, Esq.
11:25-12:15
Family Planning - Exploring Family-Based Immigration
- Immigrant Visa Categories for Family Based Permanent Residency
- Conditional Residents (Based upon Marriage and the Removal of Conditions)
- Fiancée Options & Other Temporary Visas for Family Members
- Adjustment of Status
Presented by David Kolko, Esq.
12:15-1:30
Lunch on Your Own
1:30-2:30
Special Visas for Immigrant Children, Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Victims of Human Trafficking
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Requirements, Including Important New Changes Made by TVPRA 2008, and the Application Process
- The U Visa: Requirements, Benefits, Law Enforcement Certification and Pointers for Filing Applications
- The T Visa: An Overview of Human Trafficking and Accessing Legal Protections
Presented by Alyssa Reed, Esq., Patricia Medige, Esq. and Kristin Petri, Esq.
2:30-2:45
Networking Break
2:45-3:45
Deportation Defense: Protections for Clients Before the Immigration
Court
- Alienage, Inadmissibility, Removability and Burdens of Proof
- Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
- Immigration Detention, Bond, and Alternatives to Custody
- Overview of Defensive Relief Applications, Including Voluntary Departure
- Related Procedure: Appeals, Motions to Reopen, Rescind and Remand, Administrative Removal Orders and Reinstatement
Presented by Laura Lichter, Esq.
3:45
Adjourn
Program Planners and Co-Chairs
Mekela Goehring, Esq.
Executive Director
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
Westminster, CO
David A. Harston, Esq.
Chair CBA Immigration Section
Elkind Alterman Harston PC
Denver, CO
Faculty
Regina Germain, Esq.
University of Denver - Sturm College of Law
Denver, CO
David A. Harston, Esq.
Elkind Alterman Harston PC
Denver, CO
Elkind Alterman Harston PC
Denver, CO
Jeff Joseph, Esq.
Joseph Law Firm, P.C.
Aurora, CO
David Kolko, Esq.
Kolko & Associates, P.C.
Denver, CO
Laura Lichter, Esq.
Lichter & Associates, P.C.
Denver, CO
Patricia Medige, Esq.
Senior Attorney
Colorado Legal Services
Denver, CO
Kristin Petri, Esq.
Managing Attorney, Children's Program
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
Westminster, CO
Alyssa Reed, Esq.
Lichter & Associates, P.C.
Denver, CO
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