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SUMMARY:15 · Virtue in the Courtroom: Avoiding the Sins of Removal Defense
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 15 · Room A\n\nPanelists:\n• Ione
 la Sierra (Sierra Amrosio Law Firm\, Smyrna\, Tennessee)\n• Maximiliano 
 Gluzman (Belmont University College of Law\, Nashville\, Tennessee)\n• A
 ssma Ali (Law Offices of Ali & Associates\, Ridgeland\, Mississippi)\n• 
 Megan Jackler (Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith\, New Orleans\, Loui
 siana)\n\nWith increasingly accelerated immigration court proceedings\, ef
 fective removal defense often depends on mastering the basics: scrutinizin
 g the charging document\, challenging government evidence\, preserving obj
 ections\, making a complete record\, and strategically filing motions that
  create opportunities for relief both now and on appeal.\n\nThis practical
  session walks through the objections\, motions\, and procedural tools to 
 consider in virtually every courtroom appearance\, from master calendar he
 arings through merits proceedings\, including lesser-used motions that may
  create leverage\, preserve appellate issues\, or simply make DHS do its h
 omework\, and how administrative closure\, continuances\, and the status d
 ocket can preserve relief while collateral applications remain pending.\n\
 nThe panel will discuss:\n• A systematic review of charging documents an
 d government evidence\, and common defects in NTAs and supporting records.
 \n• Raising and preserving evidentiary\, procedural\, and legal objectio
 ns.\n• Using motions strategically to develop and protect the record.\n
 • Underutilized procedural tools available in immigration court.\n• Ad
 ministrative closure\, continuances\, and the status docket to preserve co
 llateral relief\, including I-601A waivers\, U visas\, SIJS\, and other pe
 nding benefits.\n• Demonstrating good cause\, likelihood of success\, an
 d productive delay when requesting time before the Immigration Judge.
CATEGORIES:AILA MidSouth 2026,Room A
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
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