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X-WR-CALNAME:AILA MidSouth 2026 · Session 09
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SUMMARY:09 · Lawful Good: APA\, FOIA\, Mandamus\, and Making the Governmen
 t Follow the Rules
LOCATION:Room A\, Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel\, 700 Tchoupitoulas St
 reet\, New Orleans\, LA 70130
DESCRIPTION:Vice v. Virtue: Immigration Law in a Complex World\nAILA MidSou
 th Chapter Conference 2026 · Session 09 · Room A\n\nPanelists:\n• Sara
 h Wilson (Colombo Hurd\, Orlando\, Florida)\n• Courtney Moran (Murray Os
 orio\, Merrifield\, Virginia)\n• Lindsay Vick (Gordon Rees Scully Mansuk
 hani\, Sacramento\, California)\n\nWe counsel our clients every day on the
  importance of complying with complex laws\, regulations\, procedures\, an
 d deadlines. But practitioners also encounter agencies that unreasonably d
 elay decisions\, fail to fulfill statutory or regulatory obligations\, wit
 hhold critical records\, or otherwise fail to follow the rules governing t
 heir own actions.\n\nThis session examines the legal and practical tools a
 vailable when traditional advocacy is no longer sufficient. Panelists expl
 ore how the Administrative Procedure Act and federal mandamus actions can 
 address unreasonable delays and agency inaction\, obtain critical informat
 ion\, challenge unlawful government action\, and promote agency accountabi
 lity\, with practical guidance on evaluating claims\, developing litigatio
 n strategies\, and weighing the opportunities and risks of taking a disput
 e to federal court.\n\nThe panel will discuss:\n• Using the APA and mand
 amus to challenge unreasonable delays\, agency inaction\, and failures to 
 comply with legal obligations.\n• Evaluating when to move from administr
 ative advocacy to federal litigation\, and strategies involving USCIS\, DO
 S\, CBP\, and EOIR.\n• Navigating jurisdictional\, procedural\, ethical\
 , and practical considerations\, including lessons from successful cases a
 nd cautionary outcomes.
CATEGORIES:AILA MidSouth 2026,Room A
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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