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The New Alien Registration Requirement: Everything Lawyers Need to Know about the USCIS Rules

Understanding new USCIS registration requirements, form issues, biometrics procedures, litigation challenges, and practical guidance for advising affected clients.

2025-06-06 14:00:00

1.5 hours

Program Details

2025-06-06 14:00:00

Program Details

2025-06-06 14:00:00

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2025-06-06 14:00:00

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Course Overview

Navigating USCIS Registration Requirements for Practitioners

2025-06-06 14:00:00

Participants will learn how to advise clients on G-325R filing obligations, biometrics procedures, and compliance risks under revived registration statutes. Practical strategies address documentation, constitutional rights, and ethical considerations.

Format

CLE Credit

1.5h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

1.5

Key topics that will be covered

01
Regulatory Framework
Registration requirements effective April 11, 2025, reviving 1940-era statutes with exemptions and ambiguities.
02
Form G-325R
Online form contains data glitches, limited drop-down options, and character limitations creating traps.
03
Biometrics Process
After filing G-325R, applicants must attend ASC appointments for fingerprints and photo.
04
Documentation
Noncitizens must carry registration papers; acceptable forms include LPR cards, I-94s, and EADs.
05
Litigation Challenges
Courts may enjoin enforcement due to Administrative Procedures Act violations in rulemaking process.
06
Client Counseling
Lawyers cannot advise against registration but must explain consequences and constitutional rights.

Program schedule

clock 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm EST

Fine Print and Ambiguities of Registration Regulations

This session examines the April 2025 USCIS registration requirements built on 1940s-era statutes, including who must register and key exemptions. Practitioners will learn about regulatory ambiguities, the puzzling treatment of denied benefit applications, and parallel change of address obligations.

Angelo PaparelliAngelo Paparelli
Ally BolourAlly Bolour
Charles KuckCharles Kuck
A. Ashley TabaddorA. Ashley Tabaddor
clock 2:15 pm - 2:30 pm EST

USCIS Form G-325R Questions and Data Glitches

A deep dive into the problematic G-325R form, including its burdensome five-year address history requirement and limited drop-down menu options that fail to capture scenarios like Kilanton entry. The session covers I-94 complications, character limitations, issues for Canadian visitors, and traps awaiting children turning 14.

Angelo PaparelliAngelo Paparelli
Ally BolourAlly Bolour
Charles KuckCharles Kuck
A. Ashley TabaddorA. Ashley Tabaddor
clock 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm EST

Biometrics Scheduling Process and What to Expect

This session explains the two-step registration and biometrics process, from filing the G-325R to appearing at an Application Support Center. Attendees will learn about enforcement concerns at ASC appointments, proof of registration documentation, and the serious consequences of missed biometrics appointments.

Angelo PaparelliAngelo Paparelli
Ally BolourAlly Bolour
Charles KuckCharles Kuck
A. Ashley TabaddorA. Ashley Tabaddor
clock 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Registration Papers and Racial Profiling Concerns Addressed

An overview of documentation requirements for various noncitizen categories, with particular focus on undocumented individuals targeted by the interim final rule. The session addresses growing racial profiling concerns, constitutional rights during law enforcement stops, and practical advice for both noncitizens and citizens.

Angelo PaparelliAngelo Paparelli
Ally BolourAlly Bolour
Charles KuckCharles Kuck
A. Ashley TabaddorA. Ashley Tabaddor
clock 3:10 pm - 3:25 pm EST

Current Litigation Challenges to Registration Requirements

This session analyzes legal challenges to the registration rule, including Administrative Procedures Act violations and Paperwork Reduction Act non-compliance. Drawing parallels to DACA precedent and NSEERS failures, attendees will learn why courts may enjoin enforcement while ultimately upholding the registration requirement.

Angelo PaparelliAngelo Paparelli
Ally BolourAlly Bolour
Charles KuckCharles Kuck
A. Ashley TabaddorA. Ashley Tabaddor
clock 3:25 pm - 3:40 pm EST

Practical Guidance for Advising Clients Effectively

Essential guidance on counseling clients facing registration decisions, including criminal consequences of non-compliance and the critical willful element defense. The session covers ethical obligations, constitutional rights advisories, and practical strategies for children turning 14 and change of address compliance.

Angelo PaparelliAngelo Paparelli
Ally BolourAlly Bolour
Charles KuckCharles Kuck
A. Ashley TabaddorA. Ashley Tabaddor
Angelo Paparelli

Angelo Paparelli

Vialto Law (US) PLLC

Ally Bolour

Ally Bolour

Bolour/Carl Immigration Group, APC

Charles Kuck

Charles Kuck

Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC

A. Ashley Tabaddor

A. Ashley Tabaddor

National Association of Immigration Judges

Angelo Paparelli

Angelo Paparelli

Vialto Law (US) PLLC

Angelo Paparelli is a Partner with Vialto Law (US) PLLC, a U.S.-based law firm affiliated with Vialto Partners, the world’s leading global mobility company. He is a highly recognized corporate immigration lawyer with extensive experience in the field.

Recognition & Leadership

Ranked three times as the World's Leading Corporate Immigration Lawyer in peer rankings of the International Who's Who of Corporate Lawyers. Annually ranked in Band 1 in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Legal 500 and LawDragon 100. Quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, and Immigration Law360. Recipient of the 2010 Edith Lowenstein Award for Advancing the Practice of Immigration Law from the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Experience

Partner at Vialto Law (US) PLLC. Blogger since 2004 at www.nationofimmigrators.com.
Ally Bolour

Ally Bolour

Bolour/Carl Immigration Group, APC

Ally Bolour is an accomplished immigration attorney with deep experience across business and family immigration, asylum and refugee matters, and removal defense. He has helped employers, employees, entertainers, athletes, and individuals navigate complex nonimmigrant and immigrant visa processes since 1996.

Education & Credentials

J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles (1996), with Dean's List honors and awards for excellence in Constitutional Law II and Immigration Law. Cornell-Paris Summer Institute at the Université Paris-Sorbonne (1994). M.B.A. (1990) and B.S. in Business Administration (1984) from California State University, Fresno.

Recognition & Leadership

LA Gay and Lesbian Center's Outstanding Volunteer Award (2009), AILA President's Commendation Award (2016), multiple Southern California Super Lawyers recognitions (2011–2014).

Professional Involvement

Dedicated volunteer attorney for the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center since 2000. Previously served with the HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA) for over a decade. Worked with organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign, Equality California, and AIDS Project Los Angeles. Fluent in Persian.

Experience

Admitted to the California Bar in 1996. Extensive experience in business and family immigration, asylum and refugee matters, and removal defense.
Charles Kuck

Charles Kuck

Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC

Charles Kuck is the founder and Managing Partner of Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC, overseeing its worldwide immigration practice. He assists international immigrant investors, employers and employees with business and professional visas, labor certifications, immigrant visas, consular representation, and citizenship matters.

Education & Credentials

B.A. from Brigham Young University (1986). J.D., cum laude, from Arizona State University Law School (1989). Admitted to practice law in Georgia, Washington, D.C., and Arizona. Admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, nine Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, and numerous Federal District Courts.

Recognition & Leadership

Named one of the top 5 most Highly Regarded Corporate Immigration Lawyers in the World in 2017 by The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers. One of the top 5 Immigration Thought Leaders in 2017 by Who's Who Legal. Named one of Georgia's Legal Elite in 2017. Named by Atlanta Magazine as a Georgia Super Lawyer in Immigration Law for 2017.

Professional Involvement

Maintains a robust and rewarding pro bono practice. Adjunct Professor of Law at Emory University and the University of Georgia for 17 years.

Experience

Founder and Managing Partner of Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC. Maintains an active Federal Court practice focusing on immigration issues. Represented asylum seekers and others in more than 700 trials before the Immigration Courts. Clients include technology firms, manufacturers, multinational corporations, individual EB-5 investors and entrepreneurs, as well as families, individual immigrants and asylum seekers.
A. Ashley Tabaddor

A. Ashley Tabaddor

National Association of Immigration Judges

A. Ashley Tabaddor is a distinguished legal expert in immigration and administrative law with extensive executive leadership experience. She served as Chief Counsel at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and as an Immigration Judge for over 15 years, serving as President of the National Association of Immigration Judges.

Education & Credentials

B.A., cum laude, from UCLA. J.D. from UC College of the Law, San Francisco.

Recognition & Leadership

Multiple judicial excellence awards from a broad range of affinity bar associations. Government Lawyer of the Year award from the Federal Bar Association. Invited to serve as a Distinguished Scholar at Southwestern Law School.

Professional Involvement

Adjunct professor at law schools, including UCLA School of Law. Continues to shape legal and policy discussions through teaching, writing, and consulting.

Experience

Senior Biden-Harris appointee as Chief Counsel at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration Judge for over 15 years. Elected President of the National Association of Immigration Judges. Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles. Trial attorney in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Attorney advisor for the Immigration Court.
Angelo Paparelli

Angelo Paparelli

Vialto Law (US) PLLC

Angelo Paparelli is a Partner with Vialto Law (US) PLLC, a U.S.-based law firm affiliated with Vialto Partners, the world’s leading global mobility company. He is a highly recognized corporate immigration lawyer with extensive experience in the field.

Recognition & Leadership

Ranked three times as the World's Leading Corporate Immigration Lawyer in peer rankings of the International Who's Who of Corporate Lawyers. Annually ranked in Band 1 in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Legal 500 and LawDragon 100. Quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, and Immigration Law360. Recipient of the 2010 Edith Lowenstein Award for Advancing the Practice of Immigration Law from the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Experience

Partner at Vialto Law (US) PLLC. Blogger since 2004 at www.nationofimmigrators.com.
Ally Bolour

Ally Bolour

Bolour/Carl Immigration Group, APC

Ally Bolour is an accomplished immigration attorney with deep experience across business and family immigration, asylum and refugee matters, and removal defense. He has helped employers, employees, entertainers, athletes, and individuals navigate complex nonimmigrant and immigrant visa processes since 1996.

Education & Credentials

J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles (1996), with Dean's List honors and awards for excellence in Constitutional Law II and Immigration Law. Cornell-Paris Summer Institute at the Université Paris-Sorbonne (1994). M.B.A. (1990) and B.S. in Business Administration (1984) from California State University, Fresno.

Recognition & Leadership

LA Gay and Lesbian Center's Outstanding Volunteer Award (2009), AILA President's Commendation Award (2016), multiple Southern California Super Lawyers recognitions (2011–2014).

Professional Involvement

Dedicated volunteer attorney for the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center since 2000. Previously served with the HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA) for over a decade. Worked with organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign, Equality California, and AIDS Project Los Angeles. Fluent in Persian.

Experience

Admitted to the California Bar in 1996. Extensive experience in business and family immigration, asylum and refugee matters, and removal defense.
Charles Kuck

Charles Kuck

Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC

Charles Kuck is the founder and Managing Partner of Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC, overseeing its worldwide immigration practice. He assists international immigrant investors, employers and employees with business and professional visas, labor certifications, immigrant visas, consular representation, and citizenship matters.

Education & Credentials

B.A. from Brigham Young University (1986). J.D., cum laude, from Arizona State University Law School (1989). Admitted to practice law in Georgia, Washington, D.C., and Arizona. Admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court, nine Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, and numerous Federal District Courts.

Recognition & Leadership

Named one of the top 5 most Highly Regarded Corporate Immigration Lawyers in the World in 2017 by The International Who's Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers. One of the top 5 Immigration Thought Leaders in 2017 by Who's Who Legal. Named one of Georgia's Legal Elite in 2017. Named by Atlanta Magazine as a Georgia Super Lawyer in Immigration Law for 2017.

Professional Involvement

Maintains a robust and rewarding pro bono practice. Adjunct Professor of Law at Emory University and the University of Georgia for 17 years.

Experience

Founder and Managing Partner of Kuck Baxter Immigration LLC. Maintains an active Federal Court practice focusing on immigration issues. Represented asylum seekers and others in more than 700 trials before the Immigration Courts. Clients include technology firms, manufacturers, multinational corporations, individual EB-5 investors and entrepreneurs, as well as families, individual immigrants and asylum seekers.
A. Ashley Tabaddor

A. Ashley Tabaddor

National Association of Immigration Judges

A. Ashley Tabaddor is a distinguished legal expert in immigration and administrative law with extensive executive leadership experience. She served as Chief Counsel at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and as an Immigration Judge for over 15 years, serving as President of the National Association of Immigration Judges.

Education & Credentials

B.A., cum laude, from UCLA. J.D. from UC College of the Law, San Francisco.

Recognition & Leadership

Multiple judicial excellence awards from a broad range of affinity bar associations. Government Lawyer of the Year award from the Federal Bar Association. Invited to serve as a Distinguished Scholar at Southwestern Law School.

Professional Involvement

Adjunct professor at law schools, including UCLA School of Law. Continues to shape legal and policy discussions through teaching, writing, and consulting.

Experience

Senior Biden-Harris appointee as Chief Counsel at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Immigration Judge for over 15 years. Elected President of the National Association of Immigration Judges. Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles. Trial attorney in the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Attorney advisor for the Immigration Court.

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MT1.5
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OH1.5
OK2.0
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PA1.5
RI2.0
SC1.5
SD1.5
TN1.5
TX1.5
UT1.5
VA1.5
VT1.5
WA1.5
WI1.5
WV1.8
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