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SUMMARY:06 · Saints\, Sinners\, and SEVIS: From F-1 Studies to Full-Time E
 mployment — What's Going On with F\, M and Js?
LOCATION:Room B\, Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel\, 700 Tchoupitoulas St
 reet\, New Orleans\, LA 70130
DESCRIPTION:Vice v. Virtue: Immigration Law in a Complex World\nAILA MidSou
 th Chapter Conference 2026 · Session 06 · Room B\n\nPanelists:\n• Maka
  Hutson (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld\, Dallas\, Texas)\n• Kathleen Ga
 sparian (Gasparian Spivey Immigration\, New Orleans\, Louisiana)\n\nAs imm
 igration scrutiny intensifies\, F-1 students face increasing challenges in
  maintaining status\, navigating employment opportunities\, and planning f
 or long-term immigration success. Proposed limits on duration of stay\, he
 ightened enforcement\, and emerging revenue streams such as NIL deals\, sp
 onsorships\, and influencer income have created new compliance risks for s
 tudents\, athletes\, and creatives.\n\nThis panel explores how to keep cli
 ents on the virtuous path while avoiding the pitfalls that can derail acad
 emic and professional goals\, with practical strategies for advising stude
 nts\, schools\, and stakeholders in an evolving enforcement environment.\n
 \nThe panel will discuss:\n• The Virtues of Status Maintenance: SEVIS co
 mpliance\, enrollment requirements\, reporting obligations\, and the impac
 t of a potential shift from D/S to fixed admission periods.\n• The Sins 
 of Student Status: unauthorized employment\, travel risks\, visa revocatio
 ns\, SEVIS terminations\, social media scrutiny\, and reinstatement challe
 nges.\n• Temptation in the NIL Era: applying F-1 employment rules to NIL
  activities\, sponsorships\, internships\, and influencer income while dis
 tinguishing passive income from unauthorized work.\n• Creating a Culture
  of Compliance: best practices for DSOs\, universities\, and athletic depa
 rtments to manage risk and maintain program integrity.\n• Redemption and
  the Road Ahead: OPT\, H-1B transitions\, reinstatement strategies\, and o
 ptions such as NIW and O-1 for high-achieving students and athletes.
CATEGORIES:AILA MidSouth 2026,Room B
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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