Session 2: Applying the Categorical Analysis in ..

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Session 2: Applying the Categorical Analysis in 2026 (1.5 hrs.)  

The legal consequences of most criminal legal system contacts turn on a correct application of the so-called “categorical analysis.” Always a complicated concept, this analysis has been refined in recent years and it is important to understand when it applies, when the modified categorical approach applies instead, and when a fact-based inquiry will be permitted. In this session, we walk through it all, using hypothetical scenarios to illustrate the steps and nuances. Attendees will come away better able to predict the true consequences of their clients’ criminal histories – and better able to correct misconceptions about this by adjudicators. 

Speakers:

• Elena Noureddine, Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrant Defense Project
• Rebecca Eissenova, Staff Attorney, ASISTA.

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