Each call features an hour of analysis, strategy and practice tips, followed by questions and answers from participants. Net proceeds received from this seminar series will be donated to Haitian non-profit organizations.

Speakers: Greg Siskind, Shaina Aber, Susana Barciela, Ira J. Kurzban, Melanie Nezer, USCIS representatives (confirmed) and Other Speakers To Be Announced

SEMINAR OUTLINE

FIRST Phone Session on January 27: Immigration Options for Haitians

1. Haitians already in the US
1. Removal moratorium
2. TPS/Deferred Enforce Departure update
3. Other options?
2. Haitians outside the US
1. Quake's impact on consular processing
2. Haitians caught at sea
3. Refugee and asylum options?
3. Advocacy update
1. Updating the Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act
2. CIR
3. Detention reforms

SECOND Phone Session on February 24: (Tentative curriculum)

TPS:

* What is TPS?
* Who eligible for TPS?
* How do you apply for TPS?
* How do you prove you were here on January 12th?
* What if required documents are not available?
* Can people on TPS travel?
* How does applying for TPS affect eligibility for immigration benefits?
* What about people in non-immigrant categories?
* What would bar someone from TPS?

Removal and Detention:

* What is going to happen to people in removal proceedings?
* Can Haitians in the U.S with a Final Order of Removal apply for TPS? If so, what is the paper work necessary?
* What about people in detention now?

Adoption:

* What should be people do who were in the process of adopting a Haitian child PRIOR to 1.12.10 earthquake?
o Humanitarian parole available for children with proof of confirmed adoption (case by case basis)
o HaitianAdoptions@dhs.gov (more information available through DHS website)
* What if I am interested in adopting a Haitian orphan in response to the 1.12.10 earthquake?
o Being advised to wait. Need to determine if children are orphans or separated form their parents before any new adoption proceedings star taking place.

Family matters:

* What should be done about original documentation requested by USCIS when most official documents were destroyed during the Earthquake?
* Has the U.S embassy in Haiti indicated how it will go about processing cases that were on the verge of completion?
* What is the U.S government doing about approved I-130 beneficiaries still in Haiti?
* Is there any expedite procedure available to petition for and bring over immediate relatives?
* What about naturalized Haitian citizens who want to adopt orphaned nieces/ family members?
* Will people with cases awaiting consular processing be paroled in to the US to file to adjust in the US?

Refugees:

* Are Haitian nationals fleeing Haiti being granted refugee status in the U.S?
* What happens if a Haitian is caught at sea on the way to the US?

THIRD Phone Session to be determined

Curriculum to be announced

Note: As for all our seminar series, if you are unable to attend one or more sessions, we will send an audio recording of the teleconference by mail.

To register and for more information: www.ilw.com/seminars/haiti.shtm#organizations
Registration Deadline: 11:59PM (ET), February 22, 2010