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1:00pm –
3:00pm
“ICE
and Accelerating Meltdowns: How to Stop the
Flow”
Stay
afloat and protect your license to practice law while
advocating and zealously representing your foreign
national clients in domestic relations and criminal
cases. This panel will address the dire immigration
consequences that can follow an offense or a conviction
in Virginia, even for a misdemeanor.
Find out:
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What kind of plea agreements can send your
client to the arms of an ICE agent with a
one-way ticket to his or her home country |
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How your plea agreement may result in mandatory
detention to a foreign national even after they
complete their sentence |
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The importance of understanding the impact of
what constitutes a ‘conviction’ for immigration
purposes |
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The important distinctions between felonies and
misdemeanors under State and Federal immigration
law |
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Why domestic violence victims are afraid to
report their abuse to law enforcement officials
and what you can do to protect them. |
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What rights and protections victims of crimes
have, regardless of immigration status |
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What a U visa is and the crimes it covers.
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Discover how a U visa may benefit your client,
make our streets safe, and help law enforcement
agencies prosecute offenders |
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The potential immigration consequences are to your
client in a divorce case where a spouse or
partner is abusive |
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What rights all people in Virginia have when
detained by the police or an ICE agent |
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Panel: |
Ann Buwalda
- Immigration Attorney and Founder of Just Law
International, PC
Natalie Nanasi
- Staff Attorney at the Tahirih Justice Center,
an organization that provides free legal
services to women and girls fleeing violence
Rob Robertson
-Immigration and criminal Attorney, founder of
Robertson Law Office |
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Moderator: |
Donna L. Lipinski |
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