Navigating Travel and Entry in a Climate of Rapid Change
Even in today’s globalized world, international travel and migration have never felt more complicated. Clients increasingly are turning to immigration lawyers to direct and reassure them on routine personal and business travel, application strategy, admissibility determinations, and admission procedures/practices. The rapid pace of new rules and policy changes can make it difficult to keep up and provide definitive advice. Panelists will discuss how experts have been dealing with the various issues companies and their employees currently must navigate while doing business in the United States.
Featured Topics
- Preparing clients for interacting with U.S. immigration officials at ports of entry (POEs)
- When preflight inspection is a better option
- Rights at the border, deferred inspection, and digital device practices
- Identifying and correcting I-94 admission errors in a timely manner
- Travel risks while other applications are pending
- Visa bans and pauses by nationality
- Engaging the government directly on problematic cases
AILA Membership Benefit – Access to Free Seminar Recordings (CLE Credit Available for $35)
Enjoy access to free seminar recordings as an AILA Member. AILA encourages live attendance for those wishing to ask the speaker questions. CLE credit is included with purchase for live participants.
Recordings will be available approximately two weeks after the live event date. AILA members can access these seminars, with no CLE credit, for free. Recordings are CLE eligible in most jurisdictions and a $35 administration fee is required to obtain CLE credit.
Contact us at cle@aila.org or visit AILA’s Web Seminar Recordings page for more information about receiving CLE credit for a web seminar recording.
| Product Details | |
| Event Date | August 13, 2026 |
| Format | Web Seminar |
| Length | 90 minutes |
| CLE Eligible | Yes. Live attendance must be recorded in My CLE by Thursday, August 20, 2026. This deadline does not apply to the OnDemand format. |
| Digital Library | Digital goods (MP3, PDF, ZIP, etc.) are available for download for two years after purchase. |
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Zabrina V. Reich (DL), AILA Board of Directors/CBP Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Buffalo, NY
Zabrina V. Reich is a Partner at Phillips Lytle LLP and co-leader of the firm’s Immigration Practice. Zabrina has exclusively practiced immigration law since 2013 and is admitted to practice law in the state of New York. Zabrina is currently Chair of the Upstate NY AILA Chapter, Vice Chair of the AILA-CBP National Liaison Committee, and Co-Chair of the Upstate NY AILA-CBP liaison committee.
Jeremy A. Weber, AILA USCIS Operations Committee Vice Chair, Melbourne, Australia
Jeremy A. Weber is a Senior Attorney at Worldwide Migration Partners in Australia and Hawaii. He is currently the Vice Chair of the USCIS Operations Committee, and previous Chair of the Bylaws Committee. He is a Founding Member of the AILA’s Asia Pacific Chapter and is a past Chair of the Chapter. He is a graduate of the University Kentucky College of Law (2009) and a member of the Kentucky Bar.
Assma Ali, Ridgeland, MS
Assma Ali is the founder and principal attorney of the Law Offices of Ali & Associates, P.A., an immigration law firm based in Mississippi. She represents clients nationwide before USCIS, immigration courts, and federal agencies, handling asylum, family-based immigration, removal defense, and humanitarian relief matters. Recognized by Super Lawyers as a Mid-South Rising Star, Assma is a frequent speaker on immigration law and is dedicated to advocating for immigrant communities through legal representation, education, and outreach.
José Miguel Marina, Washington, D.C.
José Miguel Marina is a former consular officer who served tours in Bogotá and Monterrey. He has previously served on AILA's Department of State Liaison Committee (2025-26) and on the advisory committee of the Consular Accountability Project. Mr. Marina earned his JD from Georgetown in 2012.
