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Immigration Detention and Release: Current Issues and Considerations

Contains material from Jan 2026
Immigration Detention and Release: Current Issues and Considerations
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Session 1: The ABCs of Warrants - Discuss the regulations regarding warrants and how to hold ICE accountable.

Session 2: Let's Talk about Detention - Deep-dive into the current state of detentions by DHS and other law enforcement authorities, including detentions at court, USCIS, ICE check-ins, and community & workplace raids. Discuss potential options for release from detention and the changing landscape with respect to parole and bond eligibility.

Session 3: Sue ‘Em - Strategies, tips and materials for mandamus, APA, class actions, FOIA and FTCA lawsuits against the government.

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 2.50 | 0.25 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA, PA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 1/31/2027
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Sessions

Credit
1. The ABCs of Warrants (Jan 2026)

Richard B. Roper III, Michael Sharma-Crawford

0.75 0.25 0.00 0.75 | 0.25 ethics
Session Materials
Video
(mp4)
45 mins
Audio
(mp3)
44 mins
Transcript
(txt)
Slides
(pdf)
5 pgs

Session 1 —45 mins 0.75 | 0.25 ethics

The ABCs of Warrants (Jan 2026)

Discuss the regulations regarding warrants and how to hold ICE accountable.

Originally presented: Oct 2025 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law

Richard B. Roper III, Vartabedian Hester & Haynes LLP - Dallas, TX
Michael Sharma-Crawford, Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law - Kansas City, MO

2. Let's Talk about Detention (Jan 2026)

Laura Flores-Dixit, Jodi M. Goodwin, George Rodriguez

1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
Session Materials
Video
(mp4)
59 mins
Audio
(mp3)
59 mins
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
74 pgs
Slides
(pdf)
8 pgs

Session 2 —59 mins 1.00

Let's Talk about Detention (Jan 2026)

Deep-dive into the current state of detentions by DHS and other law enforcement authorities, including detentions at court, USCIS, ICE check-ins, and community & workplace raids. Discuss potential options for release from detention and the changing landscape with respect to parole and bond eligibility. 

Originally presented: Oct 2025 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law

Laura Flores-Dixit, American Gateways - San Antonio, TX
Jodi M. Goodwin, Law Office of Jodi Goodwin - Harlingen, TX
George Rodriguez, Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates, P.C. - Dallas, TX

3. Sue ‘Em (Jan 2026)

Jesse Bless, Richard S. Fischer, Javier N. Maldonado

0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75
Session Materials
Video
(mp4)
45 mins
Audio
(mp3)
45 mins
Transcript
(txt)
Paper
(pdf)
118 pgs

Session 3 —45 mins 0.75

Sue ‘Em (Jan 2026)

Strategies, tips and materials for mandamus, APA, class actions, FOIA and FTCA lawsuits against the government.

Originally presented: Oct 2025 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law

Jesse Bless, Bless Litigation LLC - Georgetown, MA
Richard S. Fischer, Fischer & Fischer, Attorneys at Law - Nacogdoches, TX
Javier N. Maldonado, Law Office of Javier N. Maldonado, PC - San Antonio, TX