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1 Taking place just miles from the international border, on the beautiful Silver Strand of Coronado along the water s edge, this conference provides attendees with opportunities to network with colleagues and engage with immigration law experts and government representatives. Panelists will present on trending topics as well as staple subjects. And, in addition to the panels during the conference, the San Diego Chapter plans to host tours for attendees to important local immigration facilities, including the port of entry, Tijuana consulate, and the new local detention center. Participants of all experience levels will benefit from critical updates in substantive areas of immigration law and the specialty CLEs, and will receive important information specific to practicing immigration law in California. AILA Room Rate: $219 Single/Double, plus applicable taxes (resort fee of $25 waived for AILA attendees) Phone Reservations: (Please ask for American Immigration Lawyers Conference rate) Online Reservations: NOTE: The specially discounted AILA group rate has been contracted for room nights reserved from November 12, 2015 through November 14, 2015 only. The AILA group rate is not guaranteed for any other dates and will be based on availability. Hotel Cut-off Date: October 20, 2015* *Hotel reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Rooms at the AILA rate will sell out before the deadline, so we advise you to make your reservation as early as possible. AILA will not be able to get additional rooms at the AILA rate after the AILA block of rooms fills up. Thursday, November 12, :00 pm 8:00 pm REGISTRATION 5:00 pm 6:30 pm WELCOME RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE AILA SAN DIEGO CHAPTER TRACK I

2 Katherine Fleming, San Diego, CA 6:00 pm 7:00 pm ETHICS FOR IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS IN CALIFORNIA Panelists will focus on the ethics surrounding Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) and the state bar s regulation of immigration attorneys in California, addressing specifically the retainer agreement, competence, and communication. Timothy D. Widman (DL), AILA Santa Clara Chapter Chair, San Jose, CA Eric Deitz, Ethics speaker, San Diego, CA 7:00 pm 8:00 pm SUBSTANCE ABUSE Practicing law can be a dangerous profession for an attorney working without proper support. This panel will provide guidance for situations where you or an attorney close to you has a substance abuse, alcohol, or emotional distress problem. Recognize the signs and how to obtain help. Mariela Shibley, Ph.D., Substance abuse speaker, San Diego, CA TRACK II Danielle Rosche, San Diego, CA 6:00 pm 7:00 pm ELIMINATION OF BIAS Bias expressed against one class of individuals or another undermines public confidence in our judicial system and the enforcement of immigration laws. This panel will discuss biases that: (1) may cause disparities and disadvantages in the law office and with clients; and (2) affect the judiciary system. This panel will also give practical insight into addressing and eliminating these biases. Jerrilyn T. Malana, Employment law speaker, San Diego, CA 7:00 pm 8:00 pm ETHICS AND SOCIAL MEDIA What can attorneys do ethically with various social media outlets? Can you tweet about your clients? Should you check out potential and current clients on Facebook? Should you friend clients or ex-clients? Can you Instagram your daily life as an immigration attorney? Should you post client recipes on Pinterest? How do you ethically market on social media? What is the government doing on social media, and is it ethical or even legal? Randall Caudle (DL), San Francisco, CA Annaluisa Padilla, AILA 1st Vice President, La Habra, CA Ellie Rutledge-Silver, AILA New Media Associate, Washington, DC Friday, November 13, 2015 Blake Miller, Irvine, CA 7:00 am 7:30 am AILALINK DEMO 7:30 am 8:00 am TOWN HALL ON THE FUTURE OF IMMIGRATION LAW PRACTICE What is the practice of immigration law going to look like five years or even a decade from now? Give it a minute. It s not easy to predict what the future holds because there are numerous forces at play evolving technologies; emerging non-lawyer practitioners; changing consumer needs; adaptability of ethics rules to modern practice; and changing workforce demographics. Will these things change enough to significantly alter the practice of immigration law? With this question in mind, AILA has embarked on a new initiative to help members better plan for the impact potential changes may have on the work they do. Join us on Friday and Saturday at 7:30am as we learn from each other and explore together the forces shaping the future practice of immigration law.

3 8:00 am 5:00 pm REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS 8:10 am 8:15 am WELCOME ADDRESS Matthew Holt, Conference Program Chair, San Diego, CA 8:15 am 9:15 am HOT TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA Regional experts break down what you need to know about recent developments and current trends in agency adjudication. Diana Vellos Coker (DL), San Diego Chapter Chair, San Diego, CA Victor D. Nieblas Pradis, AILA President, City of Industry, CA Bernard P. Wolfsdorf, AILA Past President, Santa Monica, CA Shannon Napier Barnes, San Diego, CA Zachary Nightingale, San Francisco, CA 9:20 am 12:00 pm GOVERNMENT OPEN FORUMS 9:20 am 10:05 am USCIS DISTRICT DIRECTORS OPEN FORUM We will compare and discuss practices, policies, and procedures of current importance and concern at the regional USCIS offices, with the agency s top regional leaders. Jonathan D. Montag (DL), San Diego, CA Susan M. Curda, District Director, District 22, USCIS, DHS, Los Angeles, CA Alanna Ow, District Director, District 24, USCIS, DHS, San Diego, CA David M. Radel, Asylum Office Director, USCIS, DHS, San Diego, CA 10:10 am 10:40 am ERO/OPLA Forum Top-level ICE officials discuss interior enforcement priorities and practices along the most traversed international border in the world. Karla L. Kraus (DL), San Diego, CA Jason B. Aguilar, Chief Counsel, OPLA, ICE, DHS, San Diego, CA Gregory J. Archambeault, Field Office Director, ERO, ICE, DHS, San Diego, CA 10:40 am 10:55 am NETWORKING BREAK 10:55 am 11:25 am EOIR OPEN FORUM We attempt to get real with immigration judges regarding the challenges that we and they face in immigration court proceedings. John Richard Smith (DL), San Diego, CA Richard J. Bartolomei, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR, San Diego, CA Thomas Y.K. Fong, Immigration Judge, EOIR, Los Angeles, CA Fayne Overton, Court Administrator, EOIR, Los Angeles, CA 11:30 am 12:00 pm U.S. CONSULATES OPEN FORUM Leaders from the U.S. consulates to our north and south help you navigate local procedural channels. Donald Kyle Sheppard (DL), San Diego, CA Stacy Saravia, Nonimmigrant Visa Chief, Tijuana Consulate, Tijuana, Mexico Nancy Biasi, Consular Chief, U.S. General Counsel, Department of State, Vancouver, Canada Miguel A. Chavez, Field Office Director, U.S. Consulate General, USCIS, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 12:00 pm 1:00 pm LUNCH PRESENTATION: THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL Beth Werlin, Director, Immigration Policy Center, Legal Action Center, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC

4 TRACK I: BUSINESS IMMIGRATION Blake Miller, Irvine, CA 1:00 pm 2:00 pm PERM Success in the PERM process requires prior proper planning. Learn strategies and solutions for overcoming common pre-filing problems, and hear about current case adjudication trends, including evolving audit practices. Prevailing Wages OES and Use of Alternative Surveys Recruitment Advertising Activities and the Review of Applicants Trends in ETA 9089 Adjudications Avoiding and Responding to Audits Robert G. Nadalin (DL), San Diego, CA Lisa Baker Jones, Sacramento, CA Laura J. Mazel, San Francisco, CA AILA s PERM Labor Certification Survival Guide 2:05 pm 3:05 pm SOLUTIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES This panel provides an in-depth look at strategies and tips for small business work visa options, including business formation considerations, compensation structures, and other business planning considerations. The panel will also address proactive planning regarding USCIS business existence checks and other tools used by case adjudicators. Best Practices and Developing a Business Plan Financial Challenges Prevailing Wages, Compensation Structures Entity Structure, Ownership Structure, and Issues Regarding Investor Capital VIBE and Related USCIS Checks to Confirm Business Existence Sharon R. Mehlman (DL), San Diego, CA Brian Johnson, San Diego, CA J. Anthony Smith, Los Angeles, CA 3:05 pm 3:15 pm NETWORKING BREAK Immigration Options for Investors and Entrepreneurs, 3 rd Edition 3:15 pm 4:15 pm CBP: I-94 ISSUES AND SENTRI His the new automated I-94 system working for your clients? Do you know how to obtain a correction of erroneous data that may be found in the online tracking system? What are the criteria for enrolling in the available trusted traveler programs? Do clients have any recourse if their application is denied, or fast pass permission is taken away? Learn the answers to this and more in this panel of experts! Trusted Traveler Programs Addressing Denials Obtaining I-94 and Travel History Corrections Sandra M. Wagner (DL), AILA Finance Committee Chair, San Diego, CA Farshad Owji, AILA Board of Governors, San Francisco, CA Richard Yemm, Santa Monica, CA Sally Carrillo, Asst. Port Director, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, San Diego Field Office, San Diego, CA 4:20 pm 5:20 pm RFE TRIGGERS AND TRENDS IN EB PRACTICE Learn the best pre-filing practices for maximizing the chance for a successful case outcome, including how to anticipate and meet the challenge of a USCIS request for additional evidence (RFE). Understand how the prism of on-the-ground policies and practices shapes how the law and regulations are applied to the realities of employment-based petition adjudications.

5 Consideration and Planning Prior to Filing Response Strategies After RFE Is Received Present Policies and Possible Future Changes Fausta Marie Albi (DL), San Diego, CA Angelo A. Paparelli, Los Angeles, CA Tien-Li Loke-Walsh, Pacific Palisades, CA TRACK II: VULNERABLE POPULATIONS Leah Chavarria, San Diego, CA 1:00 pm 2:00 pm U VISAS The generous waiver and inadmissibility provisions for U visas make them a very attractive option for individuals with negative immigration or criminal records. Come learn tips to help master this particular area of practice, from how to get past What s a U visa? with your local law enforcement agency to how to achieve adjustment of status once your U visa holder client becomes eligible. Difficult Certifications Responding to RFEs When to Appeal Adjustment Under 245(m) Ashley Marie Arcidiacono (DL), San Diego, CA Tracie Klinke, AILA USCIS Field Operations Liaison Committee Chair, Marietta, GA Cynthia Lucas, AILA Pro Bono Committee Vice Chair, Los Angeles, CA Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, 6 th Edition 2:05 pm 3:05 pm CREDIBLE & REASONABLE FEAR/ASYLUM/TPS The most recent processing times report has the Los Angeles office scheduling cases from Come learn how to get around lengthy backlogs, along with how to win those difficult cases once they actually get in front of an adjudicator. Procedure Update Case Law Update What to Do When an Asylee Gets into Trouble with the Law Cheri Attix (DL), San Diego, CA Ally Bolour, Los Angeles, CA Tammy Lin, San Diego, CA AILA s Asylum Primer, 7 th Edition 3:05 pm 3:15 pm NETWORKING BREAK 3:15 pm 4:15 pm MENTAL HEALTH CASES AND SIJS From the seventeen year-old unaccompanied minor to the schizophrenic asylum seeker, client competency issues come in many forms. Come get an update on the changing EOIR practices for clients with reduced mental capacity, and learn how to establish guardianship in California to allow your minor clients to qualify for SIJS. Representing the Mentally Ill: an Overview on Representation and Related Relief Franco Class Action Update California-Specific Overview of SIJS Veronica Barba (DL), Los Angeles, CA

6 Krishma Cheryl Parsad, San Diego, CA Matthew Elijio Cannon, San Diego, CA AILA s Asylum Primer, 7 th Edition 4:20 pm 5:20 pm EXECUTIVE ACTION AND THE LATEST POLICY MEMORANDA UPDATES Come to this panel for an update on the litigation affecting Executive Action, what Congress is doing and failing to do, and practice pointers for what we can do to best protect and support our clients and practices while the political landscape for immigration remains in flux. Litigation Congressional Action Executive Action Irma Perez (DL), Hayward, CA Bo Cooper, Washington, DC Amy Beth Quimby, Escondido, CA Saturday, November 14, :30 am 8:00 am TOWN HALL ON THE FUTURE OF IMMIGRATION LAW PRACTICE What is the practice of immigration law going to look like five years or even a decade from now? Give it a minute. It s not easy to predict what the future holds because there are numerous forces at play evolving technologies; emerging non-lawyer practitioners; changing consumer needs; adaptability of ethics rules to modern practice; and changing workforce demographics. Will these things change enough to significantly alter the practice of immigration law? With this question in mind, AILA has embarked on a new initiative to help members better plan for the impact potential changes may have on the work they do. Join us on Friday and Saturday at 7:30am as we learn from each other and explore together the forces shaping the future practice of immigration law. 8:00 am 12:55 pm REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITS Tiffany Martinez, San Francisco, CA TRACK I: FAMILY 8:30 am 9:30 am MARRIAGE-BASED ADJUSTMENTS USCIS s emphasis on combating fraud in recent years has resulted in heightened scrutiny of marriage-based adjustment of status cases due to concerns about the bona fide nature of the marriage. This session will explore how to prepare clients to be able to succeed in convincing USCIS that their marriage is a bona fide one, and how to deal with the delays that are the result of USCIS s investigations of marriage-based cases. Preparing and Documenting a Bona Fide Marriage Responding to a Notice of Intent to Deny The Long Second Interview Procedures After the Denial of the I-130 Dealing with the Long Waits in Fraud Cases, Supplementation, Inquiry, and Litigation Jesse A. Lloyd (DL), Oakland, CA Ellen Ma Lee, Los Angeles, CA Susan Prchal Worm, San Diego, CA 9:35 am 10:35 am WAIVER UPDATE Immigration Law and the Family, 3 rd Edition

7 Clients seeking to immigrate to or adjust status in the United States may face grounds of inadmissibility that can render them ineligible for permanent residence. However, many grounds of inadmissibility are waivable. This session will explore what types of conduct are waivable, and how and where to file waivers to forgive unlawful presence bars, incidents of fraud relating to seeking immigration benefits, and prior criminal conduct. Where to File Consular Processing; Adjusting Status The Provisional Waiver Waivers for Crimes What Circuit Law Prevails? Fraud and False Claims Involving Minors Heather L. Poole (DL), AILA Board of Governors, Los Angeles, CA Vilma L. Guerrero, Santa Cruz, CA Sabrina R. Damast, Los Angeles, CA 10:35 am 10:50 am NETWORKING BREAK Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, 6 th Edition Provisional Waivers The Waivers Book 10:50 am 11:50 am ADMISSIONS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS Adjustment of status allows a foreign national to avoid a lengthy absence from the United States, potentially triggering bars to returning to the United States that can occur when a foreign national departs the United States to seek an immigrant visa through a U.S. consulate abroad. Adjustment of status ordinarily requires that a foreign national has been admitted or paroled into the United States. This session will cover various types of entry and parole and how to pursue them so a foreign national can adjust status and, therefore, avoid leaving the United States in order to become a permanent resident. Quilantan Entry Advance Parole Humanitarian Parole Parole in Place Raul E. Godinez (DL), Glendale, CA Kathrin S. Mautino, San Diego, CA Nora E. Milner, San Diego, CA 11:55 am 12:55 pm NATURALIZATION Naturalization requires satisfying many requirements, including maintaining U.S. residence and having a requisite amount of physical presence in the United States prior to filing. In addition, under USCIS s Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program (CARRP), persons from certain countries and of certain ethnicities undergo extra scrutiny and suffer extraordinary delays in adjudication of their applications. USCIS also denies applications of these disfavored groups for reasons rarely applied to others. This session will review the residence and physical presence requirements for naturalization, the CARRP program, and how to handle an improper denial of a naturalization application. Requirements of Physical Presence and Residence; Abandonment of Residence CARRP-inspired Denials for Failure to Disclose Immaterial Facts Appealing a Denial, Form N-336, and Federal District Court Mary Waltermire (DL), Sacramento, CA Genevieve Kovacs Perez, Los Angeles, CA Jennie Pasquarella, ACLU, Los Angeles, CA TRACK II: REMOVAL DEFENSE AILA s Guide to Citizenship and Naturalization Law

8 Katherine Fleming, San Diego, CA 8:30 am 9:30 am BOND AND DETENTION PANEL This panel will give an overview of bond and detention issues in removal defense proceedings, with a focus on providing strategies to overcome jurisdictional problems and mandatory detention determinations by ICE. Overview IJ Jurisdiction Over Custody Updates on Mandatory Detention and Family Detention Danielle Rosche (DL), San Diego, CA Stephen Manning, AILA Board of Governors, Portland, OR Stacy Tolchin, Los Angeles, CA Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, 6 th Edition 9:35 am 10:35 am CONTESTING THE CHARGES AND EVIDENCE AND SHIFTING THE BURDEN OF PROOF You know your client is not a citizen of the United States, but should you admit such an allegation during pleadings? Join our panel to learn the pros and cons of denying the charges in a Notice to Appear (NTA) and how to protect your client s rights. Specifically, this session will discuss how to challenge NTAs and service on the alien issues, and includes strategies on holding the government to its burden of proof and seeking a termination for your client s matter. Challenging NTA s Suppressing I-213s Shifting Burdens of Proof Taking the 5th Matthew Holt (DL), Conference Program Chair, San Diego, CA Joseph Porta, AILA EOIR Liaison Committee Chair, Los Angeles, CA Jan Joseph Bejar, San Diego, CA 10:35 am 10:50 am NETWORKING BREAK 10:50 am 11:50 am CHALLENGING EXPEDITED REMOVALS AND INVOLUNTARY DEPARTURES/STOP-TIME ISSUES How often have you found that your client has an expedited removal order and thought you were at a dead end? Join our panel to learn ways to overcome prior expedited removal orders, or challenge orders so that your client can reenter. The panel also will discuss removal strategies, stop-time issues, and ways to overcome involuntary departures. Stopping the Expedited Removal Bringing Them Back After Expedited Removal Challenging Returns, Departures, and Kick-backs Anna Hysell (DL), Escondido, CA Victoria L. Argumedo, San Francisco, CA 11:55 am 12:55 pm CRIMMIGRATION UPDATE This panel provides an overview of the complex area of Crimmigration, and how to analyze a client s criminal record. It will focus on the burdens of proof and strategies to challenge the Government s documentation in support of its charges. It also examines the most recent criminal-related decisions and how they may impact how you prepare and strategize on your client s case. Overview Reviewing the Record Burden of Proof Andrew K. Nietor (DL), San Diego, CA Raha Jorjani, Oakland, CA

9 Katherine Brady, San Francisco, CA Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity, 6 th Edition 12:55 pm CONFERENCE CONCLUDES Conference Program Committee Matthew Holt, Conference Program Chair, AILA Board of Governors, San Diego, CA Heather L. Poole, AILA Board of Governors, Los Angeles, CA Randall Caudle, AILA Law Student Outreach Committee Chair, San Francisco, CA Marcine Seid, AILA Board of Governors, AILA Verification & Documentation Committee Chair, Palo Alto, CA Sandra M. Wagner, AILA Finance Committee Chair, San Diego, CA Cory Caouette, San Jose, CA Anna Hysell, Escondido, CA Jonathan D. Montag, San Diego, CA Robert G. Nadalin, San Diego, CA Danielle Rosche, San Diego, CA Donald Kyle Sheppard, San Diego, CA John Richard Smith, San Diego, CA Grace Woods, AILA Senior Director, Education & Resources, Washington, DC Emmie Smith, AILA Associate Director, Education & Resources, Washington, DC