T Visa Reporting and Early Adjustment Problems

Speakers: Helen Tarokic, Managing Attorney

Speaker Qualifications:

Helen Tarokic is an immigration attorney who counsels both individuals and businesses in all aspects of immigration law, including citizenship, employment-based immigration, humanitarian and victim visas, and removal defense. She advises clients nationwide and abroad. Her law office, Helen Tarokic Law PLLC, handles investment visas, O-1 cases, and PERM labor certification (types of employment-based immigration cases), and has been on the cutting edge of T and U visa law practice. Ms. Tarokic is Board Certified by the North Carolina State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization as a NC Board Certified Immigration Law Specialist in the State of North Carolina. Ms. Tarokic is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Since immigration falls under federal law, Ms. Tarokic can represent individual and business clients throughout the U.S. and abroad in their U.S. immigration matters. She is admitted to practice in the NC Courts as well as the Federal District Court for the Middle District of NC. Ms. Tarokic obtained her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2006, with awards for mentoring and promoting the concerns of women in the legal profession. She graduated summa cum laude from Lake Forest College near Chicago, Illinois, in 2000 with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in International Relations.

Speakers: Taiyyaba Qureshi, Associate Attorney

Speaker Qualifications:

Ms. Taiyyaba Qureshi joined Helen Tarokic Law PLLC in January 2023 as an Associate Attorney and brings with her a passion for serving those affected by human trafficking, domestic violence, and other immigration challenges. She has experience serving clients with T visas, U visas, VAWA and other forms of humanitarian relief for immigrants. Her language skills in Urdu/Hindi will help our clients who need to be able to talk about their cases confidentially in the language they feel most comfortable with.

Ms. Qureshi graduated from UNC School of Law in 2010. She has subsequently served in various capacities at the UNC Center for Civil Rights, the NC Legal Aid Fair Housing Project, the ACLU-NC Board of Directors, and fronteraTECH Law. Taiyyaba is licensed to practice law in North Carolina and the federal courts of the NC Eastern and Middle Districts and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Attorney Qureshi is the founder and president of the NC Muslim Bar Association and believes in the power of diversity-informed mentorship and networking to encourage attorneys from all backgrounds to better serve communities of need in North Carolina. Taiyyaba is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, ASSISTA, the Wake County Bar Association, and the Susie Sharp Inn Court.

Taiyyaba lives in Wake County, NC with her family and enjoys getting a few quiet moments to herself while waiting in the carpool line.

During this time:

• Our recent experiences with FBI and close-outs for T applicants
• What seems to be FBI's position on opening or closing a case
• Difference between Sentinel and E-guardian and why immigration lawyers need to know
• DOJ's position on issuing early AOS letters
• RFEs and AOS denials from USCIS related to varying language on early adjustment letters DOJ previously signed
• How FBI, DOJ and USCIS policies have developed causing RFEs and denials
• Tips/strategies for moving forward

For this event, it’s okay for lawyers and their paralegals to attend.

Rules on recording:

• This will not be recorded so please join us for the live virtual

• All participants must honor these rules as the discussion topics are sensitive and involve law enforcement issues.

• Third-party recordings or participant recordings are strictly forbidden.

North Carolina CLE will be requested by Helen Tarokic Law PLLC

• NC CLE credit will be requested since the organizer is based in North Carolina

• Attorneys licensed outside of NC can attend. A certificate of attendance will be provided upon request for those who need proof of attendance.

• Attorney-supervised paralegals may attend for educational purposes.

• Attorney-supervised means the paralegal must be employed by a licensed attorney and under regular supervision to prevent the unauthorized practice of law.

• Attorneys signing up paralegals take responsibility for their employee’s registration fees and participation in the program and agree to pay full and fair wages for time the paralegal trains in the seminar as part of work hours/on-the-job training.

This is an interdisciplinary seminar, so please be mindful that we will have individuals of various levels of knowledge attending and have law enforcement, therapists, and other anti-trafficking professionals in attendance. It will be an excellent opportunity for all.