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Immigration Under a Biden/Harris Administration

Jan
8
2021

Date: January 8, 2021

Time: 12:00PM (EST)

Location: Zoom Webinar

Please join Member / Founding Chair, Susan J. Cohen as she joins a virtual panel titled, "Immigration Under a Biden/Harris Administration," presented by the ABA International Law Section, Immigration & Naturalization Committee. 

Webinar Description:
A new administration is about to take over and it will have an opportunity to enact significant changes to U.S. immigration policy.


Topics will include:

  1. Will there be better management of COVID-19 related challenges – embassy closures and processing within the United States?
  2. Revocation of proclamations including Muslim Ban and Ban on Asylum.
  3. Revocation of the bans on H-1B, L, J1 visas and immigrant visa petitions.
  4. Any more midnight rulemaking by outgoing administration – prevailing wage hike in H1B and PERM green card cases.
  5. Litigation including DACA, TPS and Public Charge Rule.
  6. The Biden administration has promised a Legalization Bill in first 100 days – how will control of Senate impact this.
  7. Will there be a shift away from detention and deportation and increased staff allocation to processing benefits?

Speakers

Professional Cropped Cohen Susan Mintz

Susan J. Cohen

Moderator

Susan J. Cohen is Chair of Mintz's Immigration Practice and a nationally recognized Immigration lawyer. She helps corporate clients manage immigration challenges. Susan is an American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) member and she's contributed to state and federal immigration regulations.