FUNDAMENTALS TRACK Overview of Inadmissibility and Deportability Defenses This panel is geared to provide an overview of strategies for admission and relief from removal for nonimmigrants, immigrants, refugees, and asylees. It will introduce issues involving the burden of proof, including evidence of the existence of a conviction, applications for admission, and applications for relief. Admission Issues and Strategies to Avoid an Expedited Removal Order - Deferred Inspection, Withdrawal of Admission Application, Waiver of Visa, Requests for Reconsideration of Expedited Removal Orders by CBP Burden of Proof: DHS or the Non-Citizen? Waivers Under INA §212 for Non-Immigrants Brief Overview of Forms of Relief in Removal Proceedings Ethical Considerations Q&A Brian K. Bates, Carolina Colin-Antonini, Bart Klein