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SUMMARY:10 · Amazing Grace: From Parole\, TPS & DACA to Permanent Residenc
 y
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 10 · Room B\n\nPanelists:\n• John
 na Main Bailey (Siskind Susser\, Memphis\, Tennessee)\n• Alexandra Friz-
 Garcia (Fonte Friz-Garcia Immigration\, Coral Gables\, Florida)\n• Melis
 sa Boggs (BAL Immigration Law\, Richardson\, Texas)\n• Amber Seay (Baker
  Donelson\, Chattanooga\, Tennessee)\n\nAs humanitarian immigration progra
 ms disappear\, practitioners increasingly face questions about how individ
 uals with DACA\, TPS\, parole\, asylum-related protections\, and other hum
 anitarian statuses can transition to long-term lawful status through emplo
 yment-based immigration.\n\nThis panel explores the intersection of humani
 tarian and employment-based practice\, focusing on creative and practical 
 strategies for moving clients from temporary protection to permanent resid
 ence.\n\nThe panel will discuss:\n• Employment-based options for clients
  with humanitarian immigration histories.\n• Adjustment-of-status eligib
 ility versus consular processing requirements\, including 212(d)(3) waiver
 s and 245(k).\n• Common grounds of inadmissibility and available waivers
 .\n• Advising employers on sponsoring workers with complex immigration b
 ackgrounds.\n• Practical challenges from the expiration or termination o
 f temporary humanitarian protections.\n• Long-term strategic plans for c
 lients seeking permanent residence.
CATEGORIES:AILA MidSouth 2026,Room B
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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