Current Immigration Law Developments (2025): Executive Actions and Recent Case Law
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Session 2: Alien Enemies Act Overview - Discuss the ongoing fight against the Trump Administration's unprecedented invocation and use of the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime authority used only three times in the nation's history.
Session 3: Case Law Update - Precedential case law updates spanning 2024 to 2025, with a focus on decisions positive for noncitizens where possible! Hear a discussion on Supreme Court updates, as well as interesting precedent from the Fifth Circuit, other Circuits, and BIA. Topics will include asylum, crimmigration, and more!
Session 4: Texas Legislative Updates and the Correlation with Immigration Policy - Explore how recent Texas legislative efforts intersect with immigration policy at the state and federal levels, with a focus on education, workforce participation, criminalization, and legal challenges. Discuss key bills, implementation trends, and implications for immigrant communities across Texas.
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- Total Credit Hours:
- 3.25
- Credit Info
- TX, CA, PA
- TX MCLE credit expires: 1/31/2027
Sessions
Sharvari (Shev) Dalal-Dheini, Michelle L. Saenz-Rodriguez, Jacqueline L. Watson
Session 1 —63 mins 1.00
Executive Authority & Immigration: Legal Shifts and Strategic Impacts (Jan 2026)
An overview of executive actions under the new administration.
Originally presented: Oct 2025 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law
Sharvari (Shev) Dalal-Dheini,
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Washington, DC
Michelle L. Saenz-Rodriguez,
Saenz-Rodriguez & Associates, P.C. - Dallas, TX
Jacqueline L. Watson,
JLW Immigration Law Group - Austin, TX
Daniel Galindo
Session 2 —28 mins 0.50
Alien Enemies Act Overview (Jan 2026)
Discuss the ongoing fight against the Trump Administration's unprecedented invocation and use of the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime authority used only three times in the nation's history.
Originally presented: Oct 2025 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law
Daniel Galindo,
ACLU - New York, NY
Jonathan Levy, Rekha Sharma-Crawford
Session 3 —59 mins 1.00
Case Law Update (Jan 2026)
Precedential case law updates spanning 2024 to 2025, with a focus on decisions positive for noncitizens where possible! Hear a discussion on Supreme Court updates, as well as interesting precedent from the Fifth Circuit, other Circuits, and BIA. Topics will include asylum, crimmigration, and more!
Originally presented: Oct 2025 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law
Jonathan Levy,
American Gateways - Austin, TX
Rekha Sharma-Crawford,
Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law - Kansas City, MO
Kristin Etter, Faye M. Kolly
Session 4 —44 mins 0.75
Texas Legislative Updates and the Correlation with Immigration Policy (Jan 2026)
Explore how recent Texas legislative efforts intersect with immigration policy at the state and federal levels, with a focus on education, workforce participation, criminalization, and legal challenges. Discuss key bills, implementation trends, and implications for immigrant communities across Texas.
Originally presented: Oct 2025 Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law
Kristin Etter,
Texas Immigration Law Council - Austin, TX
Faye M. Kolly,
McChesney Kolly PLLC - Austin, TX