Program Chair and Presenter:
Davorin J. Odrcic
Odrcic Law Group LLC
Milwaukee
Presenters:
Benjamin M. Crouse
Crouse Law LLC
Milwaukee
Aissa I. Olivarez
Community Immigration Law Center
Madison
Matthew S. Pinix
Pinix & Soukup LLC
Milwaukee
Ben Winograd
Immigrant & Refugee Appellate Center LLC
Alexandria, VA
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Categorically Speaking: Introduction and Overview
- The grounds of inadmissibility versus deportability
- When the “categorical approach” does and does not apply
- The difference between alternative “means” and “elements”
- How sentencing can affect removability
Ben Winograd
9:15 a.m. : Employing the Categorical Approach for Safer Immigration Pleas & More Effective Removal Defense
- Applying the categorical approach to WI criminal statutes
- Specifically applying the approach to statutes involving drug, firearms, domestic violence, sex offenses, and crimes involving moral turpitude
MichDavorin J. Odrcic
10:00 a.m. : Break
10:15 a.m. : Post-Conviction Relief for Noncitizens in Wisconsin
- Current state of the law regarding Padilla and immigration-related ineffective assistance of counsel claims in Wisconsin
- Updates regarding the Eastern District’s ruling on the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Shata decision
- Best practices for post-conviction motions under Padilla and Wis. Stat. §971.08
- Negotiation and advocacy strategies with District Attorneys and Judges relating to those motions
Benjamin M. Crouse, Matthew S. Pinix
11:00 a.m. : ICE Detention in Wisconsin
- How custody determinations are made after an individual is apprehended by ICE
- What triggers “mandatory detention”
- The use of arrest reports and criminal complaints in immigration court, and their impact on custody determinations
- Trends in ICE activity within Wisconsin and the United States
Aissa I. Olivarez
11:45 p.m. : First-Hand Experience: I Was Detained by ICE for a Misdemeanor Conviction
- Hear discussion between Atty. Odrcic and a client he represented who spent 7 weeks in detention at the Dodge County ICE facility
- A unique opportunity to gain perspective regarding ICE detention in Wisconsin
Davorin J. Odrcic and a former client
12:30 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Learn how custody determinations are made after an individual is apprehended by ICE
- Understand how to apply the categorical approach to Wisconsin criminal statutes
- Assess the available options for protecting noncitizen clients charged with a criminal offense
- Gain insight and perspective from a man who was recently detained by ICE in Wisconsin
- Immigration lawyers
- Criminal defense attorneys
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