August Removal Defense Webinar: Drafting Equitable Tolling Arguments for Motions to Reopen

National Immigration Project August Removal Defense Webinar
Reopening After the Deadline: 
Drafting Equitable Tolling Arguments for Motions to Reopen

Thursday, August 21, 2025  1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (ET) / 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PT)

90 minutes of instruction (1.50 CLE credits)

Zoom Webinar

Program Description

Many people have old, immigration judge-issued orders of removal that they want to reopen so that they can pursue immigration benefits. Yet the strict filing deadlines that apply to common statutory motions to reopen removal orders and motions to rescind and reopen in absentia removal orders make it likely that EOIR adjudicators will deny the motion as untimely. To overcome these strict deadlines and establish that the motion was timely filed, practitioners may be able to rely on the common law principle of equitable tolling. This webinar will cover the requirements for equitable tolling. Participants will then review a short, sample fact pattern to help participants understand, apply, and write about equitable tolling options. The speakers will also discuss the importance of constructing timelines in assessing equitable tolling arguments, the recent fee increases for motions to reopen, and tips on potential documentary evidence to include with the motion

Faculty

• Ann Garcia, Senior Staff Attorney, National Immigration Project
• Michelle N. Mendez, Director of Legal Resources and Training, National Immigration Project

CLE Credits 

This session has been approved by the Washington State Bar Association and with the State Bar of Texas for 1.50 CLE credits.

Uniform Certificates of Attendance will be available for attorneys to request CLE credits in other states. The National Immigration Project is also prepared to provide proof of registration/attendance upon request.

Registration Fees 

• $75.00  -  General Admission
• $40.00  -  National Immigration Project Members
• $20.00  -  Student (For student discounts, please email us at events@nipnlg.org.)

CLE Sponsored by 

National Immigration Project

Questions? 

Please send inquiries about the CLE to events@nipnlg.org