Are you a lawyer who wants to learn more about representing clients in removal proceedings? Do you want to represent your clients with the confidence that comes from a better understanding of the IMMIGRATION COURT practices and procedures? This seminar will teach you the nuts and bolts of representing persons in removal proceedings and provide you with the skills to present a successful case before the Immigration Court.
Topics covered include:
● Chronology of removal proceedings: Master calendar and individual hearings
● How to respond to a Notice to Appear (NTA), including challenges to proper service
● Things you need to know if the person is detained, including bond pre-NTA and post-NTA filing
● Documents necessary for different kinds of cases
● Voluntary Departure, why and when you should ask for it
● Automatic withdrawal of voluntary departure on appeal & necessary advisals
● How to prepare your client for an Individual Hearing
● Other relevant issues including fingerprinting, local operating rules and how to find them, how to read court files and
documents, and filing applications with the Service Centers in the context of removal proceedings
Presenters:
Erin Quinn, ILRC Staff Attorney
Other Presenter TBD.
