Is this a T visa? - RFE scenarios and more - 07/15/25

Speakers: Cory Sagduyu, Senior Associate Attorney

Speaker Qualifications:

Cory Sagduyu is a Senior Associate Attorney at Helen Tarokic Law PLLC, where she handles a variety of immigration case types, with a focus on T visa cases. Previously, she represented clients in a variety of humanitarian matters before USCIS, immigration courts, and family courts as a Supervising Attorney at the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas in Dallas. Before that, she worked at Ayuda as a Skadden Fellow and Staff Attorney, where she represented survivors of trafficking, domestic violence, and other crimes. She graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is licensed in Texas.

During this time:

• What fact pattern may qualify an individual to apply for T visa status

• What might make a case for a T visa more difficult?

• If this is a more difficult case, are there tips for improving the case strategy, tips for what types of evidence may be helpful, and tips for reporting to law enforcement for that fact pattern?

• This is a fact intensive UNRECORDED live Zoom training – bring your questions and there should be time to go in depth on at least 2 specific hypotheticals proposed by audience members, using the rubric for analyzing T visa eligibility

• If we happen to go over time in the discussion, additional CLE credit not provided (just consider it fun extra info!)

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

• 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.

• 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.

Host or Publisher HELEN TAROKIC LAW PLLC