February Removal Defense Webinar: Understanding and Overcoming Bars to Relief

National Immigration Project February Removal Defense Webinar: 

Understanding and Overcoming Bars to Relief Triggered by a Prior Removal Order

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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

Noncitizens with removal orders face significant barriers to establishing eligibility for immigration benefits for which they might otherwise be eligible. That is because the Immigration and Nationality Act contains many bars to benefits for noncitizens who have a prior order of removal. In today’s landscape where Immigration Judges issue removal orders at higher rates and DHS unlawfully removes people, understanding what removal-based bars apply and how to overcome them is a complex but necessary part of effective representation. During this webinar, the presenters will explain what counts as an order of removal, break down the removal-based bars and offer strategies for overcoming them, and discuss the status of settlement agreements that protect people with removal orders.

Faculty

Michelle Mendez, Director of Training and Legal Resources, National Immigration Project

Rebecca Scholtz, Senior Staff Attorney, National Immigration Project

CLE Credits 

An application for 1.50 CLE credits is pending with the Washington State Bar Association, and the State Bar of Texas has approved this webinar 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 attendance upon request. Registrants are responsible for any fees incurred in seeking CLE credit outside of Texas or Washington. 

This CLE is hosted and sponsored by the National Immigration Project. 

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.)

Questions? 

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