November NIPNLG Removal Defense Webinar: Responding to Smuggling Allegations

Admission

  • $75.00  -  General Admission
  • $40.00  -  NIPNLG Members
  • $20.00  -  Student

Description

November NIPNLG Removal Defense Webinar: Responding to Smuggling Allegations

Thursday, November 21, 2024  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET) / 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PT)

90 minutes of instruction (1.50 CLE credits)

Zoom Webinar

 

 

Program Description

In recent months, practitioners have reported an increasing number of allegations from USCIS in the context of Temporary Protected Status applications that the applicant has engaged in smuggling of other noncitizens. Smuggling findings raise a variety of concerns for noncitizens. A smuggling finding can render a noncitizen removable from the United States and, in some cases, ineligible for immigration benefits. While it is possible to waive smuggling inadmissibility for some immigration benefits, including TPS, waivers for different benefits have different standards and some of these standards are strict. Noncitizens may thus be barred from immigration benefits because a waiver for smuggling does not exist or they do not qualify for a waiver. It is therefore crucial for practitioners to avoid erroneous smuggling findings and, if a smuggling allegation arises, to assess possible rebuttals, if the facts offer this opportunity. 

During this webinar, the faculty will discuss:

 

Faculty

  • Michelle N. Mendez, Director of Legal Resources and Training, NIPNLG
  • Rebecca Scholtz, Senior Staff Attorney, NIPNLG
  • Hasan Shafiqullah, Consultant, Immigration Law Unit, The Legal Aid Society

 

CLE Credits 

The Washington State Bar approved this CLE for 1.50 CLE credits, and an application for 1.50 CLE credits is pending with the Texas State Bar. 

 

Uniform Certificates of Attendance will be available for attorneys to request CLE credits in other states. NIPNLG is also prepared to provide proof of registration/attendance upon request.

 

Registration Fees 

  • $75.00  -  General Admission
  • $40.00  -  NIPNLG Member
  • $20.00  -  Student

CLE Sponsored by 

National Immigration Project

 

Questions? 

Please send inquiries about the CLE to events@nipnlg.org