Navigating Immigration Challenges: Key Legal Considerations for Supporting Immigrant & Mixed-Status Families (Non-CE)

Overview

This session will explore key legal considerations within today’s shifting federal landscape around immigration. Topics will include what happens when a client’s visa status is revoked, how to support immigrant and mixed-status families in developing guardianship plans for minors, and guidance related to power of attorney. This session is not intended to be a legal consultation but designed to create awareness and provide foundational knowledge to support those navigating legal uncertainties and preparing for unexpected changes.

Open to all faculty, staff, social workers, helping professionals, and community members who know or work with immigrant and mixed-status families. This course fulfills one-hour of the ethics requirement for licensure in the state of Illinois.

Objectives

1. Identify key legal challenges immigrant and mixed-status families may face under the current federal immigration landscape, including visa revocation and related implication
2. Explain the processes and importance of establishing guardianship plans and power of attorney to support family stability during periods of legal uncertainty
   
3. 3. Apply foundational knowledge to connect families with appropriate resources, legal supports, and community services that can assist them in navigating immigration-related challenges
   

Registration and CE Information

• Register here for the Non-CE version.
• Please see the CE version if you need CEs
• The live webinar will be held September 22, 2025, from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
• Once registered, you will be able to access the course site to complete the Zoom registration to receive the link for the webinar.

Presenter: Roaa Al-Heeti

Roaa Al-Heeti is a partner at the Champaign, Illinois, law firm of Maatuka Al-Heeti Emkes LLC. She concentrates her practice in the areas of immigration, real estate, estate planning and probate litigation. The breadth of her practice has allowed her to work with many different clients in many different situations, from tax appeals to complicated real estate transactions to drafting customized legal documents. Her clients include a range of people and organizations, from international corporations to local businesses to families looking to buy a home and obtain a will.

Roaa is a 2007 graduate of the University of Illinois’ College of Law. She is also earned her B.S. in 2004 and M.S. in 2007 from the University of Illinois’ College of Media. She was an adjunct professor at the College of Law for the summer of 2018. She began her career in her hometown of Champaign and continues to practice there.