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4 INFORMATION REGISTRATION All attendees must collect materials in Benton AB. Monday Tuesday Wednesday 6-8 p.m. 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (closed from 12-1 p.m.) 7 a.m.-9 a.m. When the registration room is closed, attendees may visit the exhibit table outside the ballroom for assistance. EXHIBIT TABLES Visit our exhibitors outside the ballroom. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Exhibitors: DAILY LITURGY 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., including Religious Immigration Services CCUSA Trust Immigration Advocates Network LawLogix, Inc. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday and Thursday at 7 a.m. in Van Horn ABC. Everyone is welcome to attend. MATERIALS Materials can be downloaded at cliniclegal.org/convening/materials. INTERNET Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Mary s Pence National Catholic Reporter NETWORK Lobby Wi-fi will not be available in workshop rooms. Complimentary internet access is available in all guest-rooms, the main lobby and the banquet foyer. To access the wi-fi in the lobby, simply connect to Sheraton Lobby Access. In the guest-rooms, use the access code 516.

5 EVALUATION INFORMATION We want your feedback! Please complete the conference evaluation at cliniclegal.org/convening/eval. Submit it by June 9 and your name will be entered in a drawing to win a 2017 Convening registration. SOCIAL MEDIA Join the conversation! Tag your posts with #Convening2016. DIETARY RESTRICTIONS If you indicated a dietary restriction during registration you will find a colored ticket in your badge holder (vegan tickets are blue and gluten-free tickets are yellow). Present this ticket during the awards lunch to receive the correct meal. Vegetarians will not need a ticket. Lunch on Thursday Lunch on Thursday is on your own. See materials in your bag for ideas. Transportation Options The hotel offers a complimentary shuttle service to certain immediate areas for its guests. Visit the hotel front desk or call (816) to make arrangements. The new RideKC Streetcar is a free transportation service that loops through Kansas City s downtown neighborhoods. For more information on the route and time schedule, visit kcstreetcar.org. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) CREDITS 14.4 Missouri Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit hours, including 0.7 hours of professionalism credit, are available for Convening. An additional 5.4 hours have been approved for Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions. The amount of credits awarded to each attendee will be determined based on reported attendance. All attorney attendees who requested CLE credits must record their attendance on s website at cliniclegal.org/convening/submit. Unique codes will be announced at the end of each legal session.

6 TUESDAY AT-A-GLANCE 6 a.m. 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. 4 p.m. 5 p.m. Registration 1-6 Benton AB Registration 6-12 Benton AB National Benefits Center Tour 6:15-1 Meet in Lobby Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions 8-3 Empire AB Immigration Policy and Practice for Nonprofit Leaders 8-3 Chouteau AB Plenary Session 3:15-5 Atlanta AB Edge by LawLogix Power User Training 8:30-3 Van Horn ABC Fellows Gathering 1-3 Lobby 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Opening Reception 6-8:30 New York AB, San Francisco AB and Chicago ABC 8 p.m.

7 WEDNESDAY AT-A-GLANCE 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Registration 7-9 Benton AB Mass 7-7:30 Van Horn ABC Breakfast 7:30-8:30 New York AB and San Francisco AB Workshops 8: a.m. 11 a.m. Break 10-10:30 Workshops 10: p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Awards Lunch 12-1:30 New York AB and San Francisco AB Workshops 1: p.m. 4 p.m. Break and Law Logix Award 3-3:30 Workshops 3: p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Citizenship Works Training 5-6 Van Horn ABC Administrative Relief Listening Session 5-6 Terrace Happy Hour Hosted by Sharma-Crawford 6-7:30 Meet in Lobby Screening of Adelante 7:30-9 Chouteau AB

8 THURSDAY AT-A-GLANCE 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Mass 7-7:30 Van Horn ABC Breakfast 7:30-8:30 New York AB and San Francisco AB Workshops 8: a.m. 11 a.m. Break 10-10:30 Workshops 10: p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. Workshops 1: p.m. 4 p.m. Break 3-3:30 Workshops 3: p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.

9 National Benefits Center Tour Tuesday 6:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet in Lobby SPECIAL EVENTS If you registered for the tour, meet in the lobby to be directed to the bus. Loading is from 6:15-6:40 a.m. We will depart at 6:40 a.m. Bring your ID. EDGE by LawLogix power User Training Tuesday 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Van Horn ABC Taught by LawLogix experts, pre-registered attendees learn new ways to get the most out of the EDGE immigration case management system. Opening Reception Tuesday 6-8:30 p.m. New York AB, San Francisco AB and Chicago ABC Awards Lunch Wednesday 12-1:30 p.m. New York AB and San Francisco AB CitizenshipWorks Training Wednesday 5-6 p.m. Van Horn ABC The Immigration Advocates Network and Pro Bono Net invite you to learn Citizenshipworks, an online service that guides applicants through every step of the citizenship application. Administrative Relief Listening Session Wednesday 5-6 p.m. Terrace Share your ideas on how to prepare for the Supreme Court decision. We want to hear what you need at this no-host happy hour. Happy Hour: From our Clinic to Yours Wednesday 6-7:30 p.m. 515 Avenida Cesar E Chavez (Meet in lobby) Hosted by The Clinic at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law LLC. A shuttle between the happy hour location and the hotel will run every 15 minutes. Screening of Adelante Wednesday 7:30-9 p.m. Chouteau AB Adelante tells the story of immigrant integration in St. Patrick s Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Join us for popcorn, a movie and discussion.

10 SPECIAL EVENTS Agenda: Immigration Policy and Practice for Nonprofit Leaders May 24 Chouteau AB GUEST SPEAKERS Lucreda Cobbs Senior Director, CCUSA Sister Sally Duffy, SC Chair of the FADICA Board of Directors and President and CEO of the SC Ministry Foundation Marguerite Harmon Chair of the CCUSA Board of Trustees and CEO of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona SPEAKERS Jeanne Atkinson Executive Director Jeff Chenoweth Director of Capacity Building Ashley Feasley Director of Advocacy Michelle Sardone Director of Legalization Charles Wheeler Director of Training and Legal Support Patricia Zapor Director of Communications 7:30 Breakfast 8-8:30 Welcome 8:30-9 The value an immigration legal program brings to your organization 9-9:30 Characteristics of a successful immigration legal program 9:30-9:45 Break 9:45-10:45 Fundamentals of immigration law 10:45-11:30 How will the Supreme Court ruling affect your organization? 11:30-12:15 Lunch 12:15-1 Issues in funding immigration programs 1-1:30 State and local policies impacting immigrant communities and service providers 1:30-2 Strategies to effectively communicate about immigration 2-2:45 Discussion among attendees 2:45-3 Next steps and conclusion At the conclusion of the program please join us for the plenary and opening reception of s Convening.

11 SPECIAL EVENTS Agenda: Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions May 24 Empire AB SPEAKERS Bradley Jenkins Training and Legal Support BIA Pro Bono Project Attorney Michelle Mendez Training and Legal Support Staff Attorney 7:30 Breakfast 8-12 How to interpret criminal records Criminal grounds of inadmissibility and deportability The effect of criminal convictions on immigration applications The categorical and modified categorical approach 12-1 Lunch 1-3 Practice conducting immigration analysis of a criminal record At the conclusion of the program please join us for the plenary and opening reception of s Convening. AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law June 22 25, 2016 Las Vegas AGORA.AILA.oRG/AC ADVERTISEMENT

12 Plenary Session MAY 24 3:15-5 P.M. ATLANTA AB PLENARY PANELISTS Jeanne M. Atkinson Executive Director Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. Jeanne M. Atkinson is the Executive Director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. Her passion for immigration was sparked while interning with Catholic Charities in 1987, during which time she focused on legalization. She served as the long-time Director of Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services program for the Archdiocese of Washington, where she directed their highly active and successful legal services program, as well as the Catholic Charities Refugee Center. Jeanne was a partner in establishing the Family Justice Center in Montgomery County and is a member of the board of directors of Catholics for Family Peace. She holds a J.D. from American University s Washington College of Law and is a member of the Pennsylvania bar. Stephen W. Manning Partner Immigrant Law Group PC Stephen W. Manning is a founding partner of Immigrant Law Group PC and the founder and director of the Innovation Law Lab, a non-profit that combines technology and litigation to create next generation activism against mass incarceration of refugees and immigrants. He is an adjunct professor at Lewis & Clark Law School. Stephen has received multiple awards including the 2015 Founders Award for the person who had the most impact on immigration policy and the 2010 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for Excellence in Immigration Litigation. He is a former Commissioner for the City of Portland s Human Rights Commission. He is on the Board of Directors of Health Bridges International and is a volunteer with CARA Family Detention Pro Bono project.

13 In 2014, tens of thousands of children and families from Central America began arriving at our southern border. Our speakers will discuss how the circumstances in Central America negatively affect women and children and hurt their ability to obtain legal protection in the U.S. Advocates also will address how to respond to hostile political rhetoric, detention of mothers and children, and enforcement actions. Michelle Mendez Staff Attorney Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. In addition to her training and legal support duties, Michelle Mendez oversees s role in the CARA Pro Bono Project. Prior to joining, she was a Senior Managing Attorney in the Immigration Legal Services Program at Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Washington. Michelle is also an Adjunct Professor at Catholic University of America s Columbus School of Law, where she co-teaches the Immigration Litigation Clinic and is part of the Shemer Bar Review faculty who teach Maryland bar exam essay writing. She was the American Immigration Lawyers Association 2015 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award Recipient and was recognized as a 2014 Very Important Professional in Maryland by The Daily Record. Cecilia Menjívar Foundation Distinguished Professor Department of Sociology, University of Kansas Cecilia Menjívar is Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology and the co-director of the Center for Migration Research at the University of Kansas. Her research interests fall into two main areas: the effects of the legal regime on various elements of immigrants lives, and the effects of living amid violence, especially on women. Her work on immigration focuses on migration from Central America to the United States. Her work on violence is centered on Latin America, mostly Central America. A thread that connects these areas is her interest is how state power is manifested, through legal regimes and formal institutions and bureaucracies in everyday life.

14 CARA pro bono project HELPS WOMEN AND CHILDREN in family detention Women have suffered through so much but still smile. If you show them love, they show it back. Volunteer, CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project The CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project was born in response to a growing humanitarian crisis. Amid a dramatic increase in the number of women and children arriving at the border from Central America in 2014, Immigration and Customs Enforcement began putting families into detention centers, far from their U.S.-based families and far from towns where they might find lawyers to help. In a little more than a year, hundreds of volunteers attorneys, translators, teachers, social workers, medical professionals and others have helped thousands of families begin the process of seeking asylum. The CARA staff and volunteers have also formally challenged the conditions at the detention centers, from inadequate medical care to coercion and lack of appropriate language services. CARA staff and volunteers taught thousands of women about their legal rights and obligations, empowering them to advocate on their own behalf. In collaboration with the sponsoring organizations, CARA kept up public pressure against family detention. Regular news coverage about the families and events such as an Easter Monday prayer rally at the White House helped ensure the families in detention are not forgotten. Volunteers are always needed to continue CARA s work. To learn more, to find out how to donate or to make arrangements to volunteer, visit cliniclegal.org/cara. CARA is a joint project of, the American Immigration Council, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

15 of detained families in Dilley who worked with a CARA volunteer were released to their loved ones Lawyers, paralegals, translators, clergy, teachers, nurses and social workers volunteered their time

16 WORKSHOPS Tracks Convening workshops are organized into five tracks: If you attend all eight sessions of the Fundamentals track, you will complete s Introduction to Immigration Law Practice: A Course for New Practitioners. An overview training is one of the requirements for receiving BIA accreditation. To receive your certificate, record your attendance on s website at cliniclegal.org/convening/submit. Unique workshop codes will be announced at the end of each session. ADVERTISEMENT

17 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS 8:30-10 ATLANTA AB Shaila Rahman Charles Wheeler What Every New Legal Service Provider Needs to Know CLE Course: Covers introductory concepts in immigration law such as: who is an immigrant; who is a non-immigrant; who is undocumented and who is a citizen or national. The presenters address the fundamentals of conducting legal research and techniques for successful client interviews. CHICAGO ABC Jen Riddle 8:30-10 Susan Schreiber Keeping Up With the News CLE Course: What s new in the world of immigration law? As immigration advocates, we try to stay on top of developments in immigration law. That s hard to do when we are continually faced with new statutes, regulations, case law, policies, forms and procedures. This news in review workshop reviews some of the top recent developments in immigration law and procedure. 8:30-10 EMPIRE ABC Nicole Bonjean Minyoung Ohm R You Ready for Some R-1 Visas: The Basics of Religious Immigration Law CLE Course: Covers basic legal principles of religious immigration law, including the I-129 petition for R-1 status and applying for an R-1 visa. Panelists cover strategies for dealing with change of status, extension of status and change of employer scenarios. They also explain the different religious worker categories and how to build cases for submission to USCIS.

18 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS 8:30-10 CHOUTEAU AB Rommel Calderwood Nathaly Perez 8:30-10 VAN HORN AB Ashley Feasley Michelle Mendez Adonia Simpson Catholic Charities Baltimore 10:30-12 CHICAGO ABC Kristina Karpinski Susan Schreiber Using Technology to Maximize Efficiency in Case Management Covers the importance of using case management as well as ways to make use of your staff and volunteers expertise with low-cost, high-impact technology tools. It covers what case management is and what technology affiliates are using. staff and affiliates will share best practices targeted toward efficiency and effectiveness. Protecting Your Community During DHS Enforcement Actions Enforcement actions by the Department of Homeland Security in January 2016 led to confusion and fear in immigrant communities. This panel discusses the policy and political rationales behind the federal actions, reviews outreach and education suggestions and covers Know Your Rights information. LPR Travel Abroad CLE Course: What legal issues may arise if your lawful permanent resident client travels abroad? When may an absence be construed as abandonment of residency? What if your LPR client has a child born abroad, or is traveling with an LPR card that expires during her absence? This workshop reviews legal issues and complications related to LPR travel.

19 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS 10:30-12 EMPIRE ABC Sarah Bronstein Jenna Carl Jabara Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. Patricia Munoz Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. Selected Issues in U Non-Immigrant Status CLE Course: What parole options are there for U status holders and their family members? That s among the emerging or complex issues for U Non-Immigrant Status. Other topics include: how to manage time on the U waiting list; developments in qualifying crimes and the I-929 process for qualifying family members. ATLANTA AB Jen Riddle 10:30-12 Charles Wheeler Introduction to Family Based Immigration: Immediate Relatives and the Preference System CLE Course: How can clients obtain permanent residence through a family relationship? This session covers immigrating as immediate relatives and through the family preference system (including the requisite relationship for visa petition approval and the process for filing an I-130 petition) and how to read and understand visa bulletins.

20 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS 10:30-12 VAN HORN AB William Canny U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Engoma Fataki Whither Refugee Resettlement? A refugee panelist will use his experiences to describe the pot-holed path through the entire resettlement system. Discussion will consider the barriers to refugee resettlement that have recently arisen in state legislatures and governors offices, as well as provide an example of hope. Rachel Pollock Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas Matthew Wilch U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 10:30-12 CHOUTEAU AB Laura Burdick Jill Marie Bussey Update on Changes to BIA Recognition and Accreditation A presentation and listening session on the proposed changes to BIA recognition and accreditation. Learn how they could affect your program and how you can help inform s advocacy efforts with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and USCIS. It includes an overview of the changes and a discussion of s concerns and advocacy strategy.

21 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS ATLANTA AB Kristina Karpinski Ilissa Mira 1:30-3 Applying for Residency: Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing and Meeting the Affidavit of Support Requirements CLE Course: Covers the two pathways to Lawful Permanent Residence: Adjustment of Status and Consular Processing, including the requirements for adjustment under INA sections 245 (a) and 245(i) and the process for obtaining an immigrant visa at a U.S. consulate abroad. Gain an overview of the affidavit of support requirements and filing procedures for family-based cases. 1:30-3 CHICAGO ABC Bradley Jenkins Michelle Mendez Impact of Criminal Records on Eligibility for Naturalization CLE Course: Your client wants to naturalize ASAP so he can vote in the presidential election. In exploring his eligibility, you learn that he had a theft arrest in When the client asks does it matter? you correctly tell him that naturalization applications are closely scrutinized for criminal history. This workshop teaches how to counsel clients with criminal histories about their eligibility for naturalization. It also will explore how to avoid delays, denials or deportation for such clients.

22 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS 1:30-3 EMPIRE AB Kate Adams Miguel Naranjo 1:30-3 CHOUTEAU AB Jeff Chenoweth 1:30-3 VAN HORN AB Jill Marie Bussey Phillip Slattery National Visa Center, U.S. Department of State Staying for the Long Run: Permanent Residence and Other Issues for Religious Workers CLE Course: A consideration of in-depth issues in applying for permanent residency for religious workers, such as approaches to handling I-360 petitions, strategies for answering RFEs, adjustment of status issues, dealing with a 5-year limit on R-1 status, the sunset provision for non-minister categories, naturalization in light of N-470 and consular processing. Managing Revenue for Sustainable Growth Does your immigration program have a plan for growth? Are there sound financial management practices in place for receiving client fees, grants and donations? Are client fees appropriately set and monitored for changes? Learn about these and other practical financial matters that affect your program s sustainability and growth. Open Forum: National Visa Center Ever wondered what happens to your client s case when it goes from USCIS to the Department of State for visa processing? Did you know that it will be among the 12,000+ petitions the NVC receives per week? Learn more about how and what cases are pre-processed by the NVC, NVC s initiatives to reunify and keep families together, tips on fee payment and document collection, special requirements for Provisional Waivers and more.

23 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS 3:30-5 VAN HORN AB Kevin Wittenberger Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State Department of State CEAC Demonstration Following the Open Forum with the National Visa Center, join us for a special preview of the Department of State s new customer interface for the Consular Electronic Application Center for immigrant visa applicants. Don t miss this unique opportunity to view an innovative pilot program before it is released this fall and give your feedback. ATLANTA AB Sarah Bronstein Ilissa Mira 3:30-5 Overview of Humanitarian Relief CLE Course: An overview of forms of humanitarian relief and benefits including Asylum, Temporary Protected Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, T and U Non-immigrant Status, the Violence Against Women Act and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. 3:30-5 CHOUTEAU AB Maura Moser U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Leya Speasmaker Moving from Accidental to Purposeful: Immigrant Integration as a Program Objective Without concrete program goals and objectives immigrant integration is hard to promote, expand upon and measure. and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development discuss how to develop integration programming, how to measure integration, what funders look for in a proposal and how to offer strategic needs-based services with few additional resources.

24 MAY 25 WORKSHOPS 3:30-5 CHICAGO ABC Margaret Gleason DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Susan Schreiber Charles Wheeler Family Havoc: Can this Case Be Saved? CLE Course: When we interview our clients, their stories don t have captions like Affidavit of Support Problem, 245(i) Eligibility Issue, or Possible Unlawful Presence. This workshop covers various family based immigration scenarios, to determine the issues raised, what they mean and how they may be resolved. It also reviews a wide range of family based immigration topics. EMPIRE ABC Deborah Mancuso U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Randolph McGrorty Catholic Legal Services, Miami Jen Riddle 3:30-5 Representing Cubans CLE Course: Have you seen an influx of Cuban clients since the U.S. restored diplomatic relations with Cuba? This session addresses adjustment of status for Cubans and their dependents under the Cuban Adjustment Act as well as bars to adjustment, common grounds of inadmissibility, and waiver eligibility. It also discusses special eligibility rules for parole and employment authorization.

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26 salutes DINAH SUNCIN for nearly 40 years of service to our network recently bid a fond farewell to its longest serving employee, Dinah Suncin, who retired in December Dinah, who was the face of to our affiliates for many years, began her immigration career in the early 1970s, working as a court interpreter for the Immigration and Naturalization Service in San Francisco, the city of her birth. Living in El Salvador for three years and witnessing poverty and political oppression first-hand motivated her desire to help immigrants. In the immigration court, she met Jim Hoffman, a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Full Accredited Representative who worked for s precursor, the immigration

27 division of United States Catholic Conference. Jim recruited Dinah for the Catholic conference s Migration and Refugee Services in She trained to become a BIA representative and was soon representing clients in the San Francisco immigration court. She loved the casework and found it deeply satisfying when a client received suspension of deportation or some other form of relief. was founded more than a decade later, in Dinah recalls when then-msgr. Nicholas DiMarzio, executive director of MRS, created the concept of as a national organization that would train staff and help develop programs in the Catholic network. At that time the network consisted mainly of refugee resettlement organizations that also assisted refugee clients with green card and naturalization applications. They needed immigration legal training and more BIA accredited staff. s Religious Immigration Services, which helps bring foreign born priests, sisters and others to work for the church in the U.S., was a strong selling point for the bishops. At the same time, legalization for many undocumented immigrants was in full swing. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 offered amnesty for nearly 3.2 million undocumented immigrants who lived in the U.S. The Catholic Church was at the forefront in helping people apply. With a caseload of legalization clients, Dinah recalls it was a very challenging, trying period that took a toll on everyone. When was created, Dinah s job shifted away from direct services to an administrative and managerial role. Dinah credits Don Kerwin, s executive director for more than 15 years, with developing the organization into what it is today. She described as her most memorable experience at when Don tasked her to organize the first Convening in Despite initial glitches, it became Dinah s bailiwick until her retirement. Many know Dinah from the Convening registration table, where she welcomed our affiliates for more than 15 years. Dinah is looking forward to relaxing with family and friends this year! Hopeful for the future, Dinah has always encouraged naturalization and hopes more immigrants will become citizens. People have to be educated and engaged, so they can vote and have a voice, she says. She feels proud to have been a part of, and is very grateful for Dinah s many years of dedicated service to our network and the immigrant community.

28 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS 8:30-10 ATLANTA AB Sarah Bronstein Susan Schreiber Overview of Inadmissibility and Deportability Concepts and Introduction to Removal Proceedings CLE Course: An overview of the concepts of inadmissibility and deportability, including when they apply and to whom and what it means to be inadmissible or deportable. There is also a brief discussion of the grounds themselves and what circumstances or conduct trigger them, as well as what removal proceedings are, how they work and how a person might be placed in removal proceedings. 8:30-10 CHICAGO ABC Margaret Gleason DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Office Charles Wheeler Updates on Provisional Waivers CLE Course: attorneys and an official from the National Benefits Center cover strategies on winning I-601A waivers. The covered topics include: identifying possible extreme hardship factors, gathering supporting documentation and satisfying the positive discretionary standards. The session also includes how to draft convincing declarations and packaging the application with an effective cover letter and index of exhibits.

29 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS 8:30-10 EMPIRE ABC Dennis Coday National Catholic Reporter Mary Sanchez Kansas City Star Jack Smith Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, The Catholic Key Patricia Zapor Working with the media to tell your story: They are not the enemy Whether it s your diocesan newspaper, the local daily or a national outlet, reporters often WANT to tell your clients stories as much as (or more than) you do. Their reasons and points of view may differ from yours, but you shouldn t let that stop you from pursuing this valuable way to advocate for your clients. Hear from journalists what immigrant stories interest them, which ones don t and how to make a good story pitch. 8:30-10 CHOUTEAU AB Kristen Lionetti Shaila Rahman Service Delivery Models and Partnerships: Extend Reach by Working with Local Parishes Discuss how affiliates have increased capacity and extended their reach by working with local parishes. This session covers workshop models, use of volunteers and creative partnerships.

30 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS 8:30-10 VAN HORN AB Ashley Feasley Rekha Sharma- Crawford Sharma- Crawford Attorneys At Law, LLC. Hannah Sullivan Catholic Immigration Law Project 10:30-12 CHICAGO ABC Sarah Bronstein Susan Schreiber Advocating for Central American Women and Children The continued influx of Central American families and unaccompanied minors presents advocacy and legal service challenges. Hear how to best provide legal services and how to engage in advocacy strategies. Voluntary Departure: What it is, What you Get, and What you Lose When you Don t Depart CLE Course: Who qualifies for voluntary departure and what are the advantages and disadvantages of a grant of voluntary departure? Even if you don t represent clients in removal proceedings, you likely have clients who currently have voluntary departure, or overstayed a grant of voluntary departure and now want to know what effect that has on eligibility for another immigration benefit. The session reviews eligibility for voluntary departure, applicable time limits to depart, establishing compliance, reopening voluntary departure orders and consequences of failure to depart.

31 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS ATLANTA AB Ilissa Mira 10:30-12 Charles Wheeler Overview of Selected Grounds of Inadmissibility CLE Course: An overview of common grounds of inadmissibility, including those related to health; crimes; immigration violations; smuggling; fraud and misrepresentation; and false claims to citizenship. 10:30-12 EMPIRE ABC Kristina Karpinski Carly McPeak Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Jessica Nasternak Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Assisting Immigrant Victims of Intimate Partner Violence CLE Course: How do victim-centered and traumainformed practices help practitioners develop rapport with clients? How can they improve outcomes for victims of domestic violence and other crimes who seek legal status? The session explores how trauma can affect memory and affect preparation and representation. Client interviewing techniques, tips on preparing client declarations and gathering of documentation for self -petitions under VAWA, U non-immigrant petitions and removal of conditional status waivers based on abuse are also discussed.

32 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS 10:30-12 VAN HORN AB Jill Marie Bussey Debra Rogers U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Kevin Wittenberger Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State Effective Case Advocacy and Troubleshooting Have your efforts to seek clarity for your client been answered with more confusion and delay? Come to this panel to find out what to do when your client s case is stuck or going in the wrong direction. Learn more about s tools and resources to help get your problem cases back on track. Hear about case resolution strategies from advocates and agency officials and share best practices on interacting with national and locallevel agencies. 1:30-3 ATLANTA AB Kristina Karpinski Charles Wheeler Overview of U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization CLE Course: An overview of the main avenues to U.S. citizenship: acquisition, derivation and naturalization. Topics include the requirements for acquiring U.S. citizenship at birth abroad and deriving citizenship from a parent after birth. The session provides an overview of the requirements for naturalization.

33 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS EMPIRE ABC Sarah Flagel World Relief DuPage/Aurora Jenna Carl Jabara Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. Ilissa Mira 1:30-3 Developing Issues in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) CLE Course: A discussion of developments related to DACA. Topics include advance parole; the criminal bars to DACA and trends related to significant misdemeanors. 1:30-3 CHOUTEAU AB Nathaly Perez Leya Speasmaker Welcoming, Training and Retaining New Staff Members and Volunteers New staff members and volunteers on a legal services team need to learn policies and procedures, case management techniques and substantive immigration law quickly and effectively. We will offer tips to improve the process of bringing on new staff members and volunteers. Topics will include: 1) sample policies and procedures, 2) creating a training calendar, 3) resources for training, 4) supervision methods and 5) tips for staff retention.

34 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS 1:30-3 VAN HORN AB Melba M. Bantay Catholic Charities of Hawai i Francis J. Mulcahy Georgia Catholic Conference Christy Williams Immigration and State Legislative Trends: Review of 2016 and Predictions for 2017 The number of immigration-related bills introduced at the state level continues to grow there was a 26 percent increase in laws enacted from This is an overview of s work with local partners to oppose harmful bills, such as anti-sanctuary and anti-refugee resettlement initiatives. It also covers how to encourage desirable initiatives. 1:30-3 CHICAGO ABC Mesay Berhanu DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Office Jill Marie Bussey Open Forum: CIS Ombudsman s Office Got a problem case with USCIS? Join Mesay Berhanu from the Ombudsman s office of Citizenship and Immigration Services for a session on the mission and services of the office. The session will offer guidance on how to seek assistance on specific cases an discuss the Ombudsman s future initiatives.

35 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS 3:30-5 ATLANTA AB Sarah Bronstein Kristina Karpinski Introduction to Ethics Issues and Overview of BIA Recognition & Accreditation CLE Course: An overview of the rules of ethics and how they apply to BIA accredited representatives. Topics include common ethical issues through case examples and hypotheticals; and requirements for BIA recognition and accreditation, including the proposed changes, bars to DACA and trends related to significant misdemeanors. CHICAGO ABC Bradley Jenkins Jen Riddle 3:30-5 Updates on Asylum Law CLE Course: Among the updates: new or emerging areas of circuit or BIA case law, including changes to the BIA s jurisprudence on the definition of particular social group and domestic violence based asylum claims. This also covers cases involving unaccompanied minors and adults with children. 3:30-5 EMPIRE ABC Susan Schreiber Charles Wheeler Ask the Experts CLE Course: Bring your brain teasers, your bizarre fact patterns, your immigration perplexities, or maybe just your basic questions and we will attempt to offer helpful advice. The collective wisdom in the room should be enough to tackle the hardest problems. Join our two most senior attorneys as they apply their collective 70 years of immigration law experience to your hardest cases.

36 MAY 26 WORKSHOPS 3:30-5 CHOUTEAU AB Laura Burdick Jeff Chenoweth Turning Data into Compelling Stories for More Stakeholder Support Discover how program evaluation can be made easy and even be exciting. Learn how to demonstrate ways your immigration services fit the organization s mission and serve the community. Practice turning client data into compelling stories that tell how your legal services improve the lives of individuals, strengthen the community and continually prove the U.S. s great immigration experience. ADVERTISEMENT

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38 Following the MODEL OF POPE FRANCIS, our network protects the vulnerable envisions the United States as a place where immigrants are welcomed and fully engaged. This approach is rooted in our Catholic identity, based on a faith which transcends borders. The Catholic approach is based on the church s social teachings, which clearly articulate: Respect for human dignity; Solidarity with our brothers and sisters; The protection of the most vulnerable; and The rights of individuals and families to migrate, also to not HAVE to migrate.

39 Pope Francis is the world s most visible and eloquent advocate for this teaching, saying, Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women, and men who leave or are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more. Because of our beliefs we empower communities with the resources needed to give a generous welcome to immigrants. This includes supporting the largest network of charitable immigration legal services in the United States, advocating to protect the rights of immigrants and providing legal representation to religious congregations that need foreignborn priests, nuns and religious workers. constitutes one expression of the Catholic Church s commitment to welcome and defend newcomers in the United States. In the past year, we began new outreach to parishes, focused on helping the church s core units to talk about immigration and begin to support immigrants locally. also focused on Pope Francis advocacy on behalf of migrants. For his September 2015 trip to the United States, when a group of immigrant women walked 100 miles from Pennsylvania to Washington for the pope s visit, staff met them in Maryland, providing support materials to help them make the last leg. Some staffers walked the rest of the way with them. When Pope Francis came to within feet of the U.S. border in Juarez, Mexico, in February, several of s board members and Executive Director Jeanne Atkinson were there, on the Texas side, as he prayed for all migrants, particularly those who die in pursuit of a better life. also worked with the Diocese of El Paso to provide material on the church s work with migrants for the press corps of 300 who covered the papal visit from the U.S. side of the border. At Easter, co-sponsored a prayer rally at the White House, protesting the detention of families. Also new this year are a pocketsized card with a prayer for migrants written by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, one of our board members, and a beautifully illustrated rosary guide. To learn more about Catholic social teaching on migration, visit: cliniclegal.org/cst. To find out about resources for parishes, contact Kristen Lionetti at klionetti@cliniclegal.org.

40 GUEST SPEAKERS Melba M. Bantay Program Director, Catholic Charities of Hawai i Mesay Berhanu DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman William Canny Executive Director, Migration and Refugee Services, US Conference of Catholic Bishops Jenna Carl Jabara Attorney/Deputy Director, Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. Dennis Coday Editor, National Catholic Reporter Sarah Flagel Legal Supervisor, World Relief DuPage/Aurora Margaret Gleason DHS Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Deborah Mancuso Supervisory Adjudications Officer, International Adjudications Support Branch, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Randolph McGrorty Director, Catholic Legal Services, Miami Carly McPeak Immigration Project Attorney, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Maura Moser Mission Identity Outreach Manager, Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Francis J. Mulcahy Executive Director, Georgia Catholic Conference Patricia Munoz Staff Attorney, Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc. Jessica Nasternak Director of Legal and Policy, Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence Debra Rogers Deputy Associate Director, Customer Service and Public Engagement, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Sandra Y. Sandoval Field Support Coordinator, Immigration Advocates Network Mary Sanchez Editorial Columnist, Kansas City Star and Syndicated Columnist, Tribune Media Rekha Sharma-Crawford Sharma-Crawford Attorneys At Law, LLC Adonia Simpson Managing Attorney, Esperanza Center, Catholic Charities Baltimore Phillip Slattery Director, National Visa Center, U.S. Department of State Jack Smith Director of Communications, Diocese of Kansas City- St. Joseph; Editor, The Catholic Key Hannah Sullivan Attorney, Catholic Immigration Law Project Matthew Wilch Refugee Policy Advisor, Migration and Refugee Services, US Conference of Catholic Bishops Kevin Wittenberger Policy Analyst, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State

41 Kate Adams Religious Immigration Services Attorney Nicole Bonjean Religious Immigration Services Attorney Sarah Bronstein Training and Legal Support Senior Attorney Laura Burdick Field Support Coordinator Jill Marie Bussey Advocacy Attorney Rommel Calderwood Project Coordinator Jeff Chenoweth Director of Capacity Building Ashley Feasley Director of Advocacy Bradley Jenkins Training and Legal Support Staff Attorney Kristina Karpinski Training and Legal Support Senior Attorney Kristen Lionetti Outreach Manager Michelle Mendez Training and Legal Support Staff Attorney STAFF SPEAKERS Ilissa Mira Training and Legal Support Staff Attorney Miguel Naranjo Religious Immigration Services Director Minyoung Ohm Religious Immigration Services Attorney Nathaly Perez Field Support Coordinator Shaila Rahman Field Support Coordinator Jen Riddle Training and Legal Support Staff Attorney Susan Schreiber Training and Legal Support Managing Attorney Leya Speasmaker Program Manager and Field Support Coordinator Charles Wheeler Director of Training and Legal Support Christy Williams Advocacy Attorney Patricia Zapor Director of Communications ADVERTISEMENT

42 Awards Lunch MAY :30 P.M. NEW YORK AB AND SAN FRANCISCO AB Opening Master Of Ceremonies: Jack Holmgren, Strategic Capacity Advisor BLESSING PRO BONO AWARD Introduction: Honoree: Bradley Jenkins, BIA Pro Bono Project Attorney Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP CHAMPION AWARD Introduction: Honoree: Jeanne Atkinson, Executive Director UNITE HERE OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD Introduction: Honoree: Charles Wheeler, Director of Training and Legal Support Dinah Suncin YEARS OF SERVICE AWARDS

43 PRO BONO AWARD applauds Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP for working on five appellate cases in In each case, Kramer Levin attorneys went above and beyond to provide the best representation to their pro bono clients. Marsha Sukach was featured in Bender s Immigration Bulletin after she won asylum for a Honduran journalist. Cristina Martinez won a remand, which suggested that the Refugee Act may extend protection to victims of severe child abuse. Ben Arrow persuaded the board to find an immigration judge s adverse credibility determination to be clearly erroneous when the judge hostilely seized on semantics in a domestic violence survivor s asylum case. In their pending case, Noah Hertz-Bunzl and Boaz Cohen visited their client in detention when he was on the brink of giving up hope. Aaron Frankel has been instrumental in placing and supervising these cases. Monica Levy, Jamie Porco, Michael Calb and Anna Shoenfelder have all also contributed to this important work. CHAMPION AWARD is extremely grateful to UNITE HERE for its enormous contribution to the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Representation and Advocacy Project. In addition to the union directly funding a contract attorney, two teams of union leaders and members volunteered for a week each to represent families detained in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. Volunteers worked 14-hour days to translate during credible fear interviews, conduct intake interviews and assist in other ways. recognizes the dedication of UNITE HERE and its members who lead by example to advocate for humane immigration policies. Learn more about the CARA Pro Bono Project elsewhere in this program. Outstanding Service Award recently bid a fond farewell to its longest serving employee, Dinah Suncin, who retired in December We salute her nearly 40 years of service to our network with the Outstanding Service Award. Learn more about Dinah s story elsewhere in this program.

44 Expanding immigration SERVICES IN THE SOUTHEAST with s Fellows The immigrant population of the southeastern United States has grown rapidly recently, yet the number of legal service providers there has not increased. With 158 immigration legal service providers, there is just one provider for every 11,582 immigrants who lack legal status. Thanks to three donors, created the Fellows program, which funds an additional full-time immigration legal representative in each of 12 BIA-recognized programs throughout the southeast, to expand immigration outreach, education and legal services. All Fellows are expected to attend Convening. Take a moment this week to welcome them and find out more about the wonderful work they do! For more information, visit cliniclegal.org/clinicfellows.

45 Volunteers provide ACCESS TO JUSTICE through the BIA Pro Bono Project A man with mental disabilities who never had a lawyer for proceedings leading to his removal order is one of 2015 s success stories for the BIA Pro Bono project. A volunteer from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, represented him on appeal. The appeal focused on the immigration judge s failure to consider the man s competency to participate in deportation proceedings without a representative. Ultimately, the court agreed, ending the removal effort, and the man was released from detention. This is one of many stories in which vulnerable immigrants have succeeded in their appeals with help from the project. The BIA Pro Bono Project matches vulnerable immigrants with pro bono counsel to defend their cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The Department of Justice found that immigrants who were represented through the project were up to four times more likely to succeed before the BIA. s BIA Pro Bono Project is always looking for new volunteer attorneys. If you are interested, please contact Bradley Jenkins at bjenkins@cliniclegal.org. You can also support the project by donating at cliniclegal.org/donate. Welcome to s 18th Annual Convening A Compassionate Voice for Compassionate Care ADVERTISEMENT

46 RESOURCES Did you know that offers these resources? Check out our exhibit table outside the ballroom to learn more. Legalization Envelopes Immigrants facing many kinds of legal proceedings can collect documents necessary for immigration benefits using our legalization envelope, available in English and Spanish. Advocacy Briefings Learn about our latest advocacy resources including a memo about sensitive locations and our sanctuary city toolkit. DACA and DAPA Programs Timeline The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) had planned to begin accepting applications for the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on February 18, 2015, and for the new Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program in May USCIS delayed the launch of both expanded DACA and DAPA due to a federal ruling blocking their implementation. DACA was intended June 15, 2012 President Obama announces DACA. Nov. 20, 2014 President Obama announces DACA expansion to include more people and creation of DAPA for the parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. Feb. 16, 2015 Judge Andrew Hanen of the Southern District of Texas grants a preliminary injunction to block DAPA and DACA expansion. Sept. 30, 2015 By end of the 2015 fiscal year, about 700,000 people are approved for DACA under the initial two-year terms, and about 445,000 have been renewed. Nov. 20, 2015 Aug. 15, 2012 USCIS begins accepting applications for DACA. Dec. 3, 2014 Texas sues on behalf of 17 states in U.S. District Court to block DACA expansion and DAPA. Other states later joined the lawsuit, totaling 26. March 12, 2015 The Obama administration files an appeal to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Nov. 9, 2015 The 5th Circuit rejects the government s appeal. DACA and DAPA Updates Have questions about important DACA and DAPA program dates? Pick up our timeline. Praying the Rosary with Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tales of Immigrants Rosary Guide Join us in praying for dignity and justice for our immigrant sisters and brothers. Reflect on lives of immigrants through our guide, Praying the Rosary with Our Lady of Guadalupe and Tales of Immigrants.

47 The Citizenship Test Citizenship Test Guide Help your clients and others prepare for the citizenship test through our Citizenship Test Guide. Eligibility for Citizenship Why should I become a United Am I eligible to naturalize? States citizen? Must be a lawfully admitted Permanent Religious Immigration Services Want more information about immigration benefits for religious workers? Stop by our RIS exhibit table and talk to one of our religious immigration attorneys. Why Your Parish Should Care About Immigration Migrants are our brothers and sisters in search of a better life, far away from poverty, hunger, exploitation and the unjust distribution of the planet s resources which are meant to be equitably shared by all. Don t we all want a better, more decent and prosperous life to share with our loved ones? Pope Francis Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Jan. 17, The Catholic Church is rooted in a history of migration. We are an immigrant church that embraces our call to welcome the stranger among us. We are encouraged by biblical teachings that remind us every human being is made in God s image and that our treatment of our neighbor is a reflection of God in us. Parish Resources As part of our commitment to increasing collaboration with faith-based organizations, we are excited to announce our new Parish and Local Resource list. Sign up today! Fundamentals of U.S. Immigration Law 90-Minute Online Orientation This course, offered by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., is designed for anyone who wants to understand how immigration works in the U.S. Using narration, images, brief quizzes that help users check their understanding and a final test, the course gives users an overview of our immigration system. No legal background is needed. The course takes 90-minutes to complete, but users may choose to complete at their own pace. The $25 registration fee allows users 30 days of access. This course is ideal for: New legal workers both attorneys and non-attorneys without an immigration background Legal workers who have only been exposed to one particular area in immigration law, and want to understand the bigger picture Interns, volunteers, board members and law students To register or learn more, visit cliniclegal.org/fundamentals. Now in Spanish: Fundamentals of U.S. Immigration Law Need a broad overview of U.S. Immigration Law? Check out our Fundamentals of U.S. Immigration Law online orientation, available in English and Spanish.

48 The work of Lily Gutierrez continues to inspire created the Lily Gutierrez Memorial Fund in memory of this former staff member, who devoted her life to serving newcomers. The fund provides training scholarships to member agencies whose budget limitations may prohibit them from attending Convening. Lily was a vital part of the Catholic Church s work with immigrants for four decades. Her first work with immigrants was processing paperwork for participants in the bracero program. Lily later led the El Paso resettlement program, working with thousands of Vietnamese refugees as the Vietnam War came to a close. Then a nationally known expert on the resettlement process, she led the placement of refugees in southwestern Texas and became a familiar face at ports of entry. Lily worked for for ten years after it opened in 1988 and then served as a two-term member of the board of directors. Generous donors make the Lily Gutierrez scholarships possible. A gift of $300 provides a full scholarship to a dedicated legal service provider.to learn more, visit cliniclegal.org/lily-gutierrezmemorial-fund. This year s scholarship recipients are: Sisters of St. Benedict Immigration Outreach, Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Immigration Legal Assistance of Holy Cross, Catholic Charities of Solano and Catholic Charities of Hawaii. ADVERTISEMENT

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