Criminal and Immigration Bars to Humanitarian Relief

4/8/2015: Online Registration Closed. Registration is available at the door. An additional late registration fee of $25 will be added to the prices listed above.

Please join us at the National Immigration Project's upcoming Continuing Legal Education skills seminar in Houston, Texas.
 

Seminar hosted and co-sponsored by University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic
 

Date:

Friday, April 10, 2015
 

Location:

University of Houston Law Center
Krost Hall 
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77004
 

Program Agenda & Faculty
 

Criminal and Immigration Bars to Humanitarian Relief

8:30 – 9:00am Registration / Check-in 
 

9:00 – 10:00am 

I. Criminal Bars to Humanitarian Relief in Immigration Law
Faculty: Geoffrey Hoffman and Sejal Zota. Moderator: Dan Kesselbrenner.

• Overview of Select Forms of Humanitarian Relief
• Analysis of Criminal Bars in Immigration Law
   

10:00 – 10:10am (10-minute break)
 

10:10 – 11:10am 

II. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Faculty: Rosa Saavedra-Vanacore and Frances Valdez. Moderator: Dan Kesselbrenner.

• Original DACA review
• Criminal bars to DACA
• Discretionary concerns: arrests, juvenile adjudications, minor traffic offenses, expunged convictions
   

11:10 – 11:15am Remarks by Houston Law Center Dean 
 

11:15am – 12:15pm

III. Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) 

Faculty: Nancy Falgout and Paromita Shah. Moderator: Dan Kesselbrenner.

• Texas v. U.S.: Litigation update and strategies for DAPA and Expanded DACA
• Enforcement priorities and existing prosecutorial discretion
• DAPA v. DACA in criminal and public safety context
   

​12:15 – 1:30pm Lunch break (on your own) 
 

1:30 – 2:30pm 

IV. Humanitarian Visas for Workplace Crimes
Faculty:  Eunice Cho and J.J. Rosenbaum. Moderator: Ellen Kemp.

• Trafficking / Forced Labor Overview
• U visa & waiver under INA 212(d)(14) & T visa & waiver under INA 212(d)(13)
• Labor authorities as certifiers for U visas for workplace crimes
   

2:30 – 2:45pm (15-minute break) 
 

2:45 – 3:45pm 
 

V. Expedited Removal & Reinstatement of Removal
Faculty: Carlos García and Javier Maldonado. Moderator: Trina Realmuto.
 

• Administrative means to seek reconsideration of an expedited removal and reinstatement decisions from CBP/ICE
• Requesting reconsideration or re-interview by the asylum office of credible fear or reasonable fear denials
• Representing clients seeking IJ review of credible fear or reasonable fear denials
• Federal court challenges to expedited removal and reinstatement orders
   

3:45 – 4:00pm (15-minute break)
 

4:00 – 5:00pm 

VI. Family Detention – Bond & Litigation Issues
Faculty:  Barbara Hines and Ranjana Natarajan. Moderator: Trina Realmuto.

• Overview of family detention
• Litigation updates
• Common legal and practical issues in administrative bond practice
• Challenging bond decisions via habeas in district court
   

Program Hours:

9am - 5pm, Registration opens at 8:30am

There will be a lunch break. Locations to purchase lunch will be suggested. You may also bring a sack lunch.

Please note: Food is not allowed in Krost Hall.

Continuing Legal Education:

This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 6.0 credit hours, of which zero (0) credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit. 
 

Pricing Structure:

Private Attorney: $250.00

Members of National Immigration Project, National Lawyers Guild or Minority Bar Association: $200.00

Non Profit or Public Defenders: $150.00

University of Houston current Faculty and Students: Your registration fee will be waived. You must pre-register by emailing Ana@NIPNLG.org with:

Your UH ID Number, Name, Email, Address and Experience Level

Questions regarding Volunteer Opportunities or Scholarship may be emailed to: Ellen@NIPNLG.org

4/8/2015: Online Registration Closed. Registration is available at the door. An additional late registration fee of $25 will be added to the prices listed above.

Parking:

Both Metered and Garage parking are available at the University of Houston. You WILL be required to pay to park.