APDA Conference 2026: Full Schedule

You will be able to validate your attendance (Check-In to sessions) using your personal schedule.

10:00am MST

Immigration

Wednesday June 17, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST

This course will discuss the current landscape of Immigration bonds, Habeas, and Writs in a post

Matter of YAJURE HURTADO, 29 I&N Dec. 216 (BIA 2025)context. It will explore the possible ways to get your client back to court to finish their criminal case. It will discuss who is currently eligible and not eligible for immigration bonds and filing of federal Habeas claims and writs

Speakers

Keith Hilzendeger

Attorney, Federal Public Defender

Keith has been a lawyer with the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Arizona since 2008, and has handled direct criminal appeals and state and federal postconviction proceedings on behalf of both state and federal prisoners.

Michael Neufeld

Attorney, Neufeld Law Firm

Michael Neufeld of the Neufeld Law Firm PLC splits his practice evenly between Immigration and Criminal law focusing on the interplay between the two. He is the Chariman of the State Bar of Arizona Criminal Justice Section executive counsel. He previously served as Chairman of the... Read More →

Wednesday June 17, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST
TBA

Immigration

CLE Hours 1.5
Ethics hours 1.5

8:15am MST

ETHICS: Criminal Immigration Basics, Ethics, and Updates

Thursday June 18, 2026 8:15am - 9:45am MST

TBA

This course will explain the basics of how to not get your client deported. We provide an introduction into the ethical obligations a defender owes to their client and explain the basics of the interplay between immigration and criminal law.

Speakers

Michael Neufeld

Attorney, Neufeld Law Firm

Tracy Abastillas

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Public Defender

Tracy Abastillas is the Criminal Immigration Resource Attorney at the Office of the Public Defender in Maricopa County (MCPD). Mrs. Abastillas consults with attorneys throughout the MCPD regarding the immigration consequences of clients’ charges and plea offers. She conducts new... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2026 8:15am - 9:45am MST
TBA

Immigration