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SUMMARY:2023 Annual Immigration Law Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section is pleased to announce its Annual Immigration Law Conference will be held Friday\, May 5 – Saturday\, May 6. We invite you to join us at the Crystal Gateway Marriott\, located in Crystal City neighborhood\, only a few minutes from our nation’s capital! This year’s two-day event will feature a concurrent panels designed to explore a wide range of immigration matters\, with a robust focus on CLE credit. \nThis conference is exclusively available in-person. There is no hybrid streaming available.\nCo-Hosted by the Immigration Law Section \n\nAgenda\nCLICK HERE to view the detailed conference agenda.\nConcurrent Track Programming \n\nAsylum & Humanitarian\nFamily & Removal\nBusiness\n\nThursday – May 4\n1:00 p.m. / 2:00 p.m. / 2:30 p.m. | Tour of Supreme Court of United States \n\nRegistration for SCOTUS tour is now full.\nAttendees have been emailed of their confirmation (or waitlist) position.\n\n6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Dinner \n\nJoin fellow conference attendees for an optional opening event at Mattie & Eddies Irish Bar and Grill. Dinner ticket ($50) is available to add-on during registration check-out process.\n\nFriday – May 5\n7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast \n8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Asylum Law: Strategizing a Winning Case\n[2] Waivers: Strategies for Overcoming Inadmissibilities\n[3] Post Covid Trends in I-9 Audits\, Worksite Enforcement and Investigations\n\n10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Trauma-Informed Representation\n[2] 360 Degree Review of Family-Based Immigration Adjustment of Status – Petitions\, Interview Prep\, and Adjustment of Status\n[3] H1B Workarounds\n\n11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Luncheon Program \n\nFeatured Session: The Increasing Use of Artificial Intelligence in Immigration Practice\nKeynote Remarks by Jonathan E. Meyer\, General Counsel\, Department of Homeland Security\n\n1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Litigating Gender and Domestic Violence-Based Asylum Claims\n[2] 360 Degree Review of Consular Immigrant Visa Process\n[3] Office of Foreign Labor Certification Open Forum\n\n2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Immigration Relief for Survivors of Trafficking\, Domestic Violence\, and Other Serious Crimes\n[2] USCIS/DOS Hot Topics Discussion\n[3] Consular Processing and POE Admission Trends and Legal Developments\n\n4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Updates on the Asylum Final Rule\n[2] Crimmigration\n[3] Doctor\, Doctor: The Treatment of Physicians\n\n5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Awards Reception\nJoin conference attendees for light fare\, beer and wine. \nSaturday – May 6\n7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast \n8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] SIJS Updates and Best Practices in Representing Children\n[2] Removal Litigation\n[3] Let’s Talk Outside the Box: L’s\, E’s\, O’s\, TN’s\n\n10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Differing Responses to Humanitarian Crises\n[2] Are You Ready to Appear Before EOIR and BIA?\n[3] Steady the Wheel: Navigating PERM in 2023\n\n1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Prosecutorial Discretion: Updates\, Challenges\, and Trends\n[2] View from the Bench\n[3] Do I Have to Wave Goodbye? J Waivers.\n\n2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Asylum at the Border\n[2] Naturalization and Citizenship Cases in District Court\n[3] Employer Petitions and Adjustment of Status: Will We Ever Get There?\n\n4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Concurrent CLE Tracks \n\n[1] Ethical Representation in your Humanitarian Case\n[2] Detention Litigation in Federal Court\n[3] Litigation as a Last Resort\n\n\nRegistration\nAdvance online registration is now closed.\nOnsite registration is available for in-person participation at the registration desk on Friday\, May 5. \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to the posted event terms and conditions. \nRegistration Rates \n\nSustaining Member $565\nMember $595\nNonmember $695\nParalegal $545\nGovernment/Academic $395\nNonprofit Attorney $395\nLaw Student $330\n\nA la Carte Tickets \n\nWelcome Dinner (Thursday) $50\n\nGroup Registrations: Organizations can process group registrations with one payment using the linked Register Online text above. If coordinating a registration on anyone’s behalf – please ensure you are entering the attendee’s information (not your own). After entering the first registrant’s information and selecting a registration fee\, click Save and Add Another to add additional registrants to the group transaction. After submitting payment information\, you will be directed to a receipt page to print for your records. Each registrant will also receive an auto-confirmation email. \nAccommodations: Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for onsite dietary or accessibility requests in advance of the program dates if you do not disclose within the online registration form. \nCancellation Policy: Full registration refunds will be processed for cancellations received by Friday\, April 21. After the posted cancellation date\, registrations may be transferred to another attendee but not refunded. No-shows will be billed. Please email meetings@fedbar.org with questions and written cancellation/substitution requests. \n\nCLE Education\nAttorneys admitted to state bars having mandatory CLE requirements may receive credit for attending this conference. For 60-minute credit hour states\, up to 12.5 hours of CLE credit may be available – including 1.25 hours of ethics. For states with 50-minute credit hours\, up to 15 hours of CLE credit may be available – including 1.5 hours of ethics. \nCLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance. Certificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. \n\nHotel & Travel\nCrystal Gateway Marriott\n1700 Richmond Highway\nArlington\, VA 22202 \nThe booking deadline for the discounted block rate has expired. Attendees are welcome to book a room at the host hotel at the prevailing public rate. \nThe following nearby hotels are within walking distance of the conference hotel – \n\nThe Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport\n1800 Richmond Hwy\, Arlington\, VA 22202\nCrystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport\n1999 Richmond Hwy\, Arlington\, VA 22202\nEmbassy Suites by Hilton Crystal City National Airport\n1393 S Eads St\, Arlington\, VA 22202\n\nParking: Onsite parking available for $20/hour or $42/day. \nMetro: The closest metro station stop is Crystal City (Blue/Yellow) – connected to the hotel’s main lobby via pedestrian walkway tunnel. \nComplimentary Shuttle: Attendees receive complimentary hotel shuttle service to/from Reagan National Airport (DCA). Contact the hotel directly for arrangements. \n\nSponsors\nSession Sponsor \nVisa Business Plans \nProgram Patrons \nAdNet Advertising Agency Inc\nASISTA Immigration Assistance\nBilingue Law\nGonzales & Gonzales Immigration Bonds\nImmigrant Legal Resource Center\nJoorney Business Plans\nKriezelman Burton & Associates\, LLC\nKurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt\nLaborLess\nLawPay\nOffice of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman (OIDO) \nSupporters \nAlston & Bird\nPoarch Thompson Law \n[View Sponsorship Prospectus] \nSponsors receive customized deliverables per conference\, including company visibility and registration benefits! \nContact Barbara Bienkowsi at sponsor@fedbar.org for sponsorship opportunities. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nFinancial Assistance: Program registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity\, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship\, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org.
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