Dates: April 17, 2009

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location: Columbia Law School, New York, NY

Maria will appear on a panel discussing Burdens of Proof and Evidnetiary Rules in Removal Proceedings.

This skills seminar will cover:Admissibility and Reliability of Evidence,Contesting Form I-213;Motions to Suppress; Evidence in crminal removal, asylum and cancellaiton proceedings; Subpoenas, Depositions andExpert Testimony;Ethics.  Maria will play the role of the ICE attorney at the mock removal hearing at the endof the day.

Registration & Information: National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild.