AILA Webinar: The Calderon Settlement One Year Later: Practice Updates and Strategic Considerations Impacting Final Order Clients Married to U.S. Citizens

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The Calderon et al. v. Noem et al. (D. Mass.) settlement created a powerful path to relief for noncitizens with final orders of removal who are married to U.S. citizens and who reside (or are detained) in New England.

One year into the settlement agreement—and with one year left to go—practitioners continue to navigate tricky questions about the bounds of class membership, ICE compliance with the settlement, and other strategic use of the settlement’s terms—including whether to advise clients to move to New England to take advantage of the settlement’s provision for reopening and dismissal of removal orders.

This webinar is designed for practitioners both inside and outside New England who advise clients facing potential removal. Class counsel will share lessons learned from the past year, provide an overview of the agreement’s terms, class eligibility and residency requirements, and discuss best practices for filing requests for joint motions to reopen. There will be room for Q+A and discussion at the end of the webinar.

Speakers:

• Kathleen M. Gillespie, Lexington, MA
• Adriana Lafaille, ACLU of Massachusetts, Boston MA
• Christina Luo, Boston, MA