09:30am to 10:30am
State of Affairs at Miami EOIR:
Updates and Changes at the Immigration Court; Anticipated Impact of ECAS electronic filing including practice pointers for using the system; WebEx and Adjudication Centers on the Miami Docket; Scheduling Orders, and Status Dockets. Communicating with clerks and support staff. Tips for clients and attorneys for WebEx.
- A discussion with:
Immigration Judge, Honorable Lourdes A. Rodriguez de Jongh (Bio), retired immigration Judge, Honorable Denise Slavin (Bio), and Court Administrator Jorge Rodríguez, moderated by Randolph McGrorty (Bio), Executive Director of Catholic Legal Services.
Participants’ questions for Honorable IJ de Jongh, Honorable retired IJ Slavin and CA Rodriguez will be received in advance of March 4th and incorporated into program. Online (live) questions may also be posed at the last session of the day to the attorney panel.
10:40am to 11:40am
State of Affairs with the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement:
Updates on Florida detention centers. Making a prosecutorial discretion-type request with BTC, Krome, Glades, Baker, or Miramar. Update on non-detained docket, Miramar and 333 S. Miami. What are ERO’s enforcement priorities and how do we see them in action and practice in our clients’ cases, in the courtrooms, jails, and on the streets?
- A panel discussion with:
Acting Field Office Director Garett Ripa (Bio), Acting Deputy Field Office Director Juan Agudelo (Bio), and Assistant Field Office Director Joel Mikelson (Bio), moderated by Mary Kramer (Bio) and Rebeca Sanchez-Roig (Bio), Board of Directors, CLS.
Participants’ questions for the panel will be received prior to the March 4th date and incorporated into the program. Live questions may be posed at the last session of the day to attorney panel.
11:50am to 12:50pm
State of Affairs at the Miami Office of Chief Counsel:
Updates and Changes at the Office of Chief Counsel; Our Viewpoint on Prosecutorial Discretion through joint motions to reopen, Administrative Closure, Termination, Stipulations. How to successfully prepare and present a PD request—what OPLA needs to see; what OPLA would not have you kill a tree over! Communicating with the ACC assigned. Best filing practices.
- A discussion with:
Deputy Chief Counsels Eric Aurelius (Bio), Heidi Shulman-Pereira (Bio) and Adis Cano (Bio), moderated by Sui Chung (Bio), AILA National/ICE Joint Liaison Committee Chair, and Linda Osberg-Braun (Bio), Former Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law, University of Miami.
Questions will only be received in advance of the March 4th date. Online questions may be posed to attorney panel at the end of the session.
01:00pm to 02:00pm Bringing it altogether! The Colleagues Panel:
Best practices: Motions to Reopen; Administrative Closure and Niz-Chavez.
Important! Case law update: child abuse, crimes of violence, controlled substances, TPS-Parole-Adjustment update, and more from 2020 through today.
- Speakers: Randy McGrorty (Bio), Mary Kramer (Bio), Michael Vastine (Bio), Professor of Law, St. Thomas University School of Law, and the Honorable Denise Slavin (Bio), retired U.S. Immigration Judge.
Registration deadline 11:59pm ET on March 03, 2022
Webinars will not be recorded, so be sure to join us live.
Payment and Cancellation
Payment by credit card only. There are no refunds for registration.
Certificate of Attendance
Certificate of Attendance will only be provided to participants who attend the session.
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