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BASIC IMMIGRATION TRAINING SEMINAR AGENDA
Day 1
| SUBJECT |
UNIT |
INSTRUCTOR |
TIME |
| Overview of immigration law and Procedure; non-immigrant visas; various ways to immigrant to the United States |
1 |
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8:00-9:30 |
| break |
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9:30-9:45 |
| Rights of immigrants: constitutional rights and rights before the Immigration Service; begin Family immigration visas |
4, 5 |
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9:45-11:30 |
| LUNCH |
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11:30-12:30 |
| Family immigration visas (cont.) |
5 |
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12:30-2:00 |
| BREAK |
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2:00-2:10 |
| Family immigration visas (cont.) - practicum |
5 |
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2:10-3:30 |
| Break |
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3:30-3:40 |
| Public charge - grounds of inadmissibility and the I-864 Affidavit of Support |
3-1 to 3-32 |
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3:40-5:00 |
Day 2
| SUBJECT |
UNIT |
INSTRUCTOR |
TIME |
| Family visas, consular filing and adjustment of status and conditional residence |
6, 7 |
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8:00-9:30 |
| break |
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9:30-9:45 |
| Grounds of inadmissibility and deport ability - reading the statutes; health, alien smuggling, fraud, illegal re-entry; 3 and 10 year bars and permanent bar |
3 |
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9:45-11:30 |
| LUNCH |
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11:30-12:30 |
| Grounds of inadmissibility (cont.) |
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12:30-2:00 |
| BREAK |
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2:00-2:10 |
| Criminal grounds for inadmissibility and deport ability (intensive) |
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2:10-3:30 |
| Break |
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3:30-3:40 |
| Waivers of ground of inadmissibility; Forms I-601 and I-212; compiling and writing an effective waiver |
8 |
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3:40-5:00 |
Day 3
| SUBJECT |
UNIT |
INSTRUCTOR |
TIME |
| Special Miscellaneous Immigration Remedies: Registry, Legalization, Special Agricultural Worker (SAW), Family Unity Program, Special Immigrant Juvenile, Deferred Enforced Departure, Deferred Departure, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Visa Lottery Program, Voluntary Departure, Discretionary Remedies, NACARA, VAWA, EAD |
16 |
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8:00-9:30 |
| break |
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9:30-9:45 |
| Special miscellaneous immigration remedies, (cont.) |
16 |
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9:45-11:30 |
| LUNCH |
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11:30-12:30 |
| Building an immigration case: FOIA request; compiling case history; obtaining fingerprints; obtaining criminal records; review of INS file; and obtaining related records and supporting documentation; requests for evidence |
8, 18 |
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12:30-2:00 |
| BREAK |
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2:00-2:10 |
| U visa and VAWA cases; Motions to Reopen and Reconsider; Immigration Court and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel |
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2:10-3:30 |
| Break |
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3:30-3:40 |
| ETHICS: Ethical Dilemmas in Implementing the Lozada Requirement |
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3:40-5:00 |
THURSDAY
| SUBJECT |
UNIT |
INSTRUCTOR |
TIME |
| Naturalization and citizenship legal requirements and procedure; Acquisition of citizenship; derivative citizenship |
17 |
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8:00-9:30 |
| break |
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9:30-9:45 |
| Protection for the persecuted: asylum and withholding of removal; Convention Against Torture |
14, 15 |
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9:45-11:30 |
| LUNCH |
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11:30-12:30 |
| Representing the Alien in Immigration Court: Deportation and exclusion;Bond and Indefinite Detention |
10, 11, 12 |
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12:30-2:00 |
| BREAK |
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2:00-2:10 |
| Representing the Alien in Immigration Court: Deportation and exclusion;Bond and Indefinite Detention (cont) |
10, 11, 12 |
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2:10-3:30 |
| Break |
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3:30-3:40 |
| ETHICS:The Challenge of Dual Representation of Petitioner (Sponsor) and Beneficiary (Immigrant) - Problems and Issues; Ethical Duty of Disclosure in Immigration Cases; Unauthorized Practice of Law; Ethical Duty of Advocates; Pro Bono Immigration Legal Representation |
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3:40-5:00 |
FRIDAY
| SUBJECT |
UNIT |
INSTRUCTOR |
TIME |
| Federal Court Action in Immigration Cases: Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Declaratory, Naturalization, and Denaturalization |
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8:00-9:30 |
| break |
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9:30-9:45 |
| Representing a client before the Immigration Court and the Board of Immigration Appeals; Petitions for Review before the United States Court of Appeals |
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9:45-11:30 |
| LUNCH |
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11:30-12:30 |
| H-1B temporary worker visa for persons with bachelor’s degree; H-2 temporary agricultural worker; H-2B temporary and seasonal workers; H-3 trainees; J-1 exchange visitors; F-1 student visas; L-1 intercompany transfers; Employment Authorization; Question and Answer |
21 |
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12:30-2:00 |
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