Immigration Law Section: Challenging USCIS Delays and Decisions in Federal Court

This webinar will focus on the basics of federal court litigation, including preparing and filing the complaint, petitions for writ of mandamus and the Administrative Procedure Act, basic venue issues and best practices.

Presented by the Immigration Law Section

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Presenters

Kristin Macleod-Ball, Senior Staff Attorney, National Immigration Litigation Alliance (NILA)

Kristin Macleod-Ball has been dedicated to defending the due process and statutory rights of immigrants. Prior to joining NILA, Kristin was a staff attorney at the American Immigration Council (AIC) for four years, where she co-counseled class actions, wrote amicus briefs for numerous courts of appeals, including in precedent setting cases, and authored practice advisories. She also was a litigation attorney with the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, where she focused on federal court litigation to promote the due process rights of people facing deportation. Kristin began her career as a legal fellow at AIC.

Aaron Hall, Senior Partner, Joseph & Hall P.C.

Aaron Hall is a graduate of the University of Colorado Law School. Mr. Hall is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and has served as the Chair of the Colorado Chapter’s New Members Division, the Colorado Chapter’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Liaison Committee, and on AILA National’s Amicus Committee. Mr. Hall is a member of the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) and served as the Chair of the Immigration Law Section for the 2014-2015 year. In addition, Mr. Hall is a member of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, focusing on analyzing the potential for post-conviction relief for noncitizen defendants in criminal court and on working with defense counsel to apprise noncitizen defendants of the potential immigration consequences of criminal charges.

Mr. Hall frequently presents both locally and nationally on immigration topics including immigration consequences of criminal convictions, removal defense, and family immigration. Mr. Hall was named to 5280 Magazine’s list of Top Lawyers for immigration in 2015 and was named a rising star by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. He was also recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year” recipient in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Prior to joining Joseph & Hall P.C., Mr. Hall gained experience working with detained non-citizens at the Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Center (“RMIAN”). Since 2011, he has volunteered on RMIAN’s Pro Bono Mentoring Panel. He is also a member of the Colorado Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”) and presents on behalf of the ACLU of Colorado’s Speakers Bureau.

Mr. Hall has represented clients in matters before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”), immigration court, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), state district court, the Colorado Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, United States District Court for the District of Colorado, and the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Hall is a native of Denver and enjoys spending time with his family in Colorado’s mountains and on the beaches of his wife’s native Peru.

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