VAAP Teaches two CLEs in May 2024
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Immigration Law Basics and Not-So-Basics (MCLE 1.5hrs). May 9th from 10-11:30am
Jill will present this 90-minute introduction to immigration law, policy, and practice. Presentation topics will include constitutional origins and legal limits to plenary immigration powers; family-, employment-, and humanitarian-based pathways to status; nonimmigrant versus immigrant pathways; admissions and removals; inadmissibility and deportability; relief from removal; and enforcement and detention. The session will culminate with an issue-spotting hypothetical for group discussion as well as opportunities for Q&A. Approved & certified to qualify for Rule 12(a)(1) & Rule 15(c) of the VT Rules of Admission
Immigration and New Federalism: Updates from VT's State House, Agencies and Towns (MCLE 1.5hrs). May 16th from 10-11:30am
Jill will present this 90-minute overview of recent updates to immigration sensitive laws and policies. State and local lawmaking is playing an increasingly important role in shaping the lives of noncitizens while congressionally legislated reform stalls in an intractable political stalemate. This session will review and reinforce immigration 101 topics before surveying immigration-related laws and policies that impact noncitizen Vermonters’ everyday lives. We’ll exchange updates from this legislative session, consider how Vermont's efforts compare with other states, preview other efforts for future sessions, and review town and municipality-based law and policymaking. The session will culminate with collective brainstorming, hypothetical review, and Q&A. Approved & certified to qualify for Rule 12(a)(1) & Rule 15(c) of the VT Rules of Admission
