This hour long event will feature a 30 minute discussion of the case, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A.

Counsel for the plaintiffs in the Duran Gonzales class action litigation will provide an update on the case and offer suggestions for lawyers whose clients are affected by the 9th Circuit's adverse decision.

Duran Gonzales is a Ninth Circuit-wide class action challenging DHS' refusal to follow Perez-Gonzalez v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 783 (9th Cir. 2004). In Duran Gonzales v. DHS, 508 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 2007), the Ninth Circuit overturned Perez-Gonzalez, deferring to the BIA's holding that individuals who have previously been removed or deported are not eligible to apply for adjustment of status (under INA § 245(i)) along with an accompanying I-212 waiver application. See Matter of Torres-Garcia, 23 I&N Dec. 866 (BIA 2006). Over the past few weeks, USCIS has begun denying the applications of class members, and in some situations, ICE has issued an order of reinstatement or indicated its intent to do so.

The "Duran Gonzales Litigation-Update and Q&A with Plantiff's Counsel" Audio Seminar takes place Friday, August 7, at the times noted below:

2:00 pm-3:00 pm eastern time
1:00 pm-2:00 pm central time
12:00 pm-1:00 pm mountain time
11:00 am-12:00 pm pacific time

Matt Adams, Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, Seattle, WA

Stacy Tolchin, Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, Los Angeles, CA

Beth Werlin, American Immigration Law Foundation, Washington, DC

Litigating Immigration Cases in Federal Court, Second Edition by Robert Pauw (publishing Fall 2009)

AILA's Litigation Toolbox, Third Edition (publishing Fall 2009)

Representing Clients in Immigration Court by CLINIC

Kurzban's Immigration Law Sourcebook, Eleventh Edition

AILALink Online