Winning The Case on Appeal: Pushing Your Appeal from the BIA to The Federal Circuit Courts with Thor’s Hammer.

Panelists will discuss the procedures and intricacies of filing BIA appeals and Petition for Reviews before the Federal Circuit Courts.  Fighting your case on appeal has never been more pertinent than now. This seminar will examine how to establish appeal records, how to avoid issue preclusion, and what is considered “challengeable” with the Circuit Court. 

Alicia Triche

Alicia Triche is a sole proprietor at Triche Immigration Appeals in Memphis, TN.  For the past several years, she has focused almost exclusively on appellate immigration work, but she also has extensive experience with immigration court proceedings, family and ‘dreamer’ applications, and refugee applications.  In 2014, she helped to co-found MidSouth Immigration Advocates, and served as their first Executive Director.  Until August, 2010, Dr. Triche served as part-time staff immigration attorney at the Memphis Community Legal Center, where she designed and taught an Immigration Clinic as an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis law school.  Dr. Triche frequently authors columns in the Federal Lawyer magazine and edits the "Green Card" newsletter.  She has published on the constitutional implications of local immigration law enforcement and the U.S. detention of asylum seekers. Dr. Triche began her career as a detention attorney with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) in Oakdale, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California. In 2019, she released an indie blues EP, "Ungodly Blues," under her stage name, Delta Ondine.

Brandon Riches

Brandon Riches attended University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating in 2016. Following graduation, Mr. Riches clerked for the Chief Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court before moving to the gulf coast to begin private practice. Mr. Riches has practiced immigration law since 2018 where he first focused on removal defense for detained cases and family petitions. Over the last three years, Mr. Riches developed a deeper understanding of all immigration laws and practice areas. He began handling his firm’s appellate docket before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals over the last year. He also manages the firm’s family docket where the focus is on obtaining predicate orders in state court to assist minors who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). Mr. Riches sits on the Board of Directors for Jackson County CASA, assisting youth in foster care with their court hearings. He also serves on the Board for the Young Lawyers Division for the Mississippi Bar.  

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10/01/2021 at 2:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes
10/01/2021 at 2:00 PM (EDT)  |  60 minutes
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