In this intermediate webinar, ASISTA Senior Legal Counsel will provide best practices for FOIA requests in immigration cases and provide practice pointers for filing FOIA requests, including “keystroke” FOIAs, with USCIS, OBIM, ICE and CBP.  We will also cover FOIA strategies for certain survivor-based scenarios, and appeal and litigation options. Note: An application for TX…

Private Webinar FREE for ASISTA Paid Members (Non-members must pay the webinar fee to participate) Join us for a CLE Webinar Caserounds: Your Questions on Survivor-based Petitions Wednesday, July 29, 2020 from 2-4pm ET (1-3pm CT/11am-1pm PT) REGISTER NOW!  ________________________________________________ Join ASISTA Senior Legal Counsel Amy Cheung and Laura Flores Bachman for an interactive discussion…

Private Webinar FREE for ASISTA Paid Members (Non-members must pay the webinar fee to participate) Join us for a CLE Webinar Representing Immigrant Survivors During COVID-19 Thursday, April 23, 2020, 2:00 – 4:00 PM est (1-3pm cst/11am-1pm pst)  REGISTER NOW!  ________________________________________________ Join ASISTA Senior Legal Counsel Amy Cheung and Laura Flores Bachman for an interactive…

Private CLE Webinar FREE for ASISTA Paid Members(OVW grantees/non-members must pay the webinar fee to participate) Intermediate and Advanced Caserounds on VAWAs and U Visas Tuesday, March 31, 2020 1:00-3:00pm EST (12-2pm cst/10am-12pm pst)  REGISTER NOW! Join ASISTA’s Senior Legal Counsel Team, Amy Cheung and  Laura Flores Bachman for an interactive discussion of common issues affecting U and VAWA…

JOIN US FOR A CLE Webinar Fee Waivers: Updates in Policy & Practice Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 2-4pm EST (1-3pm cst/11am-1pm pst)  REGISTER NOW! ________________________________________________ In this webinar ASISTA’s Policy Director Cecelia Friedman Levin and ASISTA’s Senior Legal Counsel Laura Flores Bachman will discuss existing and proposed USCIS policy changes on fee waivers, as well as…

Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 3:00 – 5:00 PM est (2-4pm cst/12-2pm pst)  REGISTER NOW!  In this webinar ASISTA Executive Director Gail Pendleton and ASISTA Impact Litigation Consultant Sejal Zota will discuss skills and strategies for deterring and stopping survivor removals, including:   Latest administrative stay strategies Challenges and defenses to NTAs against VAWA, Us and Ts…

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 3:00 – 5:00pm EST (2:00 – 4:00 pm CST/12:00 – 2:00 pm PST) REGISTER NOW! In this webinar ASISTA Executive Director Gail Pendleton and ASISTA Senior Legal Counsel Laura Flores Bachman will discuss:     How to address ongoing policy/practice changes causing U visa delays and denials, including fee waiver denials, U adjustment…

Tuesday October 22, 2019, 2:00 – 4:00 PM EST  REGISTER NOW!  During this webinar, we will discuss the eligibility requirements, application process, government policy, and latest practice tips for assisting T non-immigrant clients in adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence. We will also practice pointers for dealing with RFEs and NOIDs.     Topics will include:…

REGISTER NOW! As many of you know, it appears that ICE will be significantly amending its practice on stays for U applicants, and we believe they plan to completely eliminate the prima facie (PF) system for Us, including those in detention and removal.    Join us for a webinar on emerging strategies for stopping survivor removals…

Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 2:00 – 4:00 PM EST  REGISTER NOW!  Please join Senior Legal Counsels Laura Flores Bachman and Amy Cheung for an interactive discussion on strategies for challenging removal for survivors. For this webinar, we will focus primarily on (a) survivor-based challenges to removability; (b) strategies for requesting continuances for respondent with pending…

Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 2:00 – 4:00 PM EST ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please join ASISTA Executive Director Gail Pendleton and Senior Legal Counsel Amy Cheung for an interactive discussion strategies for presenting survivor-based applications for relief in removal proceedings. For this webinar, we will focus primarily on (a) identifying forms of relief that fall under EOIR jurisdiction;…

Please join ASISTA Executive Director Gail Pendleton and Senior Legal Counsel Amy Cheung for an interactive discussion of the issues you are seeing in your cases (registrants will send questions ahead of time).  We will provide updates on latest best practices in responding to recent and emerging challenges to survivor applications and cases in proceedings,…

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Join Senior Legal Counsel, Laura Flores Bachman and Amy Cheung, for the next webinar in our Inadmissibility Series.  Be prepared for an interactive discussion on strengthening your skills and strategies for overcoming various 212(a)(6) inadmissibility through exceptions and waivers established for VAWA, U and T petitioners. Inadmissibility grounds covered will include:  Smuggling  Fraud and…

Have you received RFEs or denials for inadmissibility in U or T visas? Do you have a VAWA adjustment coming up at a local office? This webinar, part of a series, is designed to help you update and strengthen your skills and strategies for overcoming inadmissibility.  Join Senior Policy Counsel, Cecelia Friedman Levin and Senior…