Immigration Law 2021: 2 General, 1 Dual

Courses Included

• Immigration Law 2021: Immigration Law at the Supreme Court 2020-2021
  Shadow Docket, Merits Docket, Oh My!
  

  Immigration law is a frequent topic at the U.S. Supreme Court, and the 2020-2021 Term has been no exception. We will dive into immigration litigation at our Nation’s highest Court, focusing on both the Justices’ shadow docket, which includes, but is not limited to, applications for stays and injunctive relief, and their merits docket, which refers to cases that are granted oral argument.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Lily Axelrod, Siskind Susser PC,
    Lily S. Axelrod  is a Spanish-speaking attorney at the Memphis office of Siskind Susser where her practice focuses on complex removal defense, crimmigration, and family-based immigration. ...
  • Andrew Rankin, Law Office of Andrew Rankin, Memphis
    Andrew Rankin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (summa cum laude) in May 2009 and a Juris Doctor (summa cum laude) in May 2018, both from The University of Memphis. In law school, Mr. Rankin graduated...
• Immigration Law 2021: Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conviction
  
  

  Deporting “criminal aliens” has become the highest priority in American immigration enforcement. Today, most deportations are achieved through the “crimmigration” system, a term that describes the convergence of the criminal justice and immigration enforcement systems. This panel will provide an overview of determining the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and place present day crimmigration issues in Tennessee in conversation with the racial justice issues. The goal is to address how the Tennessee Bar can be aware and assist in representing individuals placed in the prison to deportation pipeline.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Karla McKanders, NAACP LDF Thurgood Marshall Institute, Washington
    Karla McKanders is a Clinical Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School where she directs the Immigration Practice Clinic and teaches Critical Race Theory and the Law and Immigration Law....
• Immigration Law 2021: 1st 100 Days under President Biden – Where are we Headed in Immigration Law?
  
  

  In this presentation, we will discuss the most developments in immigration law in the first 100 days of the Biden Administration. These developments include: Removal of Public Charge; TPS for Venezuela and Myanmar; Congressional bills - U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, American Dream and Promise Act, and Farmworker Modernization Act; Changes in federal regulations and policy related to H-1Bs and Labor Certification; Revocation of many Trump Executive Orders; Enforcement Priorities; and some changes in asylum.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Bruce Buchanan, Littler, Nashville
    Bruce E. Buchanan is Special Counsel at Littler Mendelson’s Nashville, Tennessee office.  Bruce counsels employers on immigration compliance issues, conducts internal I-9 audits, represents...
  • Steven Simerlein, Immigration Law Offices of Steven J. Simerlein, P.C., Nashville
    Attorney Steven Simerlein, known to many of his Latino clients as "Abogado Esteban" has a breadth of professional experience that few other lawyers can offer their clients.  Drawing upon a...