The program will provide an overview of U.S. immigration law, including current developments and trends. Expert faculty will discuss the relevant governmental agencies, immigrant and non-immigrant visa categories, inadmissibility and removability, naturalization, and issues that employers face, as well as ethical issues that can arise for the immigration practitioner. The program will serve as an excellent introduction or refresher regarding the complex area of immigration law.

What You Will Learn
• Immigration outlook under the new administration and Congress
• The difference between nonimmigrant (temporary) and immigrant (permanent/green card) visas
• Family-sponsored visas
• Why immigrants are put into removal proceedings
• Naturalization
• Protecting an employer from sanctions
• Unique ethical issues in immigration practice

Attorneys who are new to immigration practice, as well as those who need a refresher about immigration law or who are involved in immigration policy will find this program extremely useful. Attorneys in other practice areas who need to become familiar with immigration law in order to work with immigration counsel or undertake representation on their own also will benefit from this program.

Cost: $645*

*Scholarship Available (see attached application)
PLI's Scholarship/Financial Hardship Policy: Full scholarships and discounts to attend PLI programs are available to pro bono attorneys, judges, judicial law clerks, law professors, attorneys 65 or older, lawyers, law students, librarians and paralegals who work for nonprofit organizations, legal services organizations or government agencies, and unemployed attorneys and others with financial hardships.