I am pleased to announce that I will be Chairing the upcoming New Jersey Institute of Continuing Education (NJICLE) 17th Annual Immigration Conference, scheduled for April 26, 2017. For information: https://tcms.njsba.com/personifyebusiness/njicle/CLEPrograms/NJICLEEventsCalendar/MeetingDetails.aspx?productId=910215
Each year, NJICLE’s comprehensive Immigration Conference provides an in-depth exploration of the most pressing concerns confronted by Immigration Law Attorneys, Employment Lawyers, Human Resource Representatives and In-House Counsel and offers effective strategies for dealing with those concerns.
This Conference presents a rare opportunity to hear directly from heads of the governmental agencies who directly affect immigration/labor policy and procedure.
This year we will be reviewing the new Administrations first 90 days and how it will shape America’s immigration policy going forward.
We will be addressing:
- The Administrations Executive Orders;
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform by a Republican controlled Congress;
- The new Administration’s termination of existing parole policies, guidance, and programs that allow foreign nationals to work in the U.S.;
- ICEs new policies and procedures;
- Suspension of the Premium Processing Program for H-1B;
- EAD for spouses of H’s who have been abused;
- New Forms and fees;
- AC-21;
- Possible suspension of the additional two (2) years of optional practical training for STEM students;
- Anticipated reversal of the prior action allowing spouses of H1B workers in certain instances to receive employment authorization cards;
- Proposed regulatory changes to the H1B program;
- Increased monitoring of foreign students and reform of practical training programs for foreign students to “prevent the disadvantaging of U.S. students in the workforce”;
- Expansion of the site-visit program to cover all employment-based visa programs;
- Changing the immigration laws to move towards a merit based system;
- Clarification of what activity is and is not permissible by individuals who enter on business/tourist visas;
- Reformation of the E-2 treaty investor visa category;
- Expansion of E-Verify.
This year we already have commitments to attend from:
- Jon Baselice, Director, Immigration Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Washington, DC)
- Emily Barry-Murphy, Program Manager, Newark Asylum Office, DHS (Lynhurst)
- Randi Borgen, Field Office Director, USCIS, DHS (Newark)
- Jodi Danis, Esq. OSC Attorney, Civil Rights Division, Dept. of Justice (Washington, DC)
- Jennifer Deines, Esq. OSC Attorney, Civil Rights Division, Dept. of Justice (Washington, DC)
- Brett Dreyer, Unit Chief, Worksite Enforcement Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE (Washington, DC)
- Mareza Estevez – Senior Director- Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions (Teaneck, NJ)
- Michael Firing, Deputy Chief, Enforcement, Office of Field Operations, Port of New York/Newark/, USCBP, DHS (Newark)
- Tamika Gray, Deputy District Director, USCIS, DHS (Newark)
- Evangeline Howard Esq., Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Visa Office of the Legal Advisor, DOS (Washington, DC)
- Katherine Lotspeich, Acting Chief, USCIS Immigration Records and Identification Services (IRIS) Directorate, DHS(Washington, DC)
- James McCament, Esq., Deputy Associate Director Service Center Operations (Washington, DC)
- Gerard Mekjian, Supervisory Asylum Officer, Newark Asylum Office, DHS (Lynhurst)
- Nicole Polley Miller, Esq. Legal Services Director – American Friends Service Committee, Immigrant rights Program (Newark)
- Rubin Perez, ICE/ERO Deputy Field Office Director, Newark Field Office, Enforcement and Removal, ICE, DHS (Newark)
- Stacy Shore, Acting Deputy Director, Office of the CIS Ombudsman, DHS (Washington, DC)
- John Thompson, District Director, USCIS, DHS (Newark)
- John Tsoukaris, ICE/ERO Director Newark Field Office, Enforcement and Removal, ICE, DHS (Newark)
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