FTCA Claims in Immigration Cases: Strategy, Preserving Rights, SF-95 Practice

This CLE webinar will provide immigration and litigation counsel with a practical framework for evaluating, preserving, and pursuing Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) matters tied to DHS violations during immigration enforcement and detention. When clients suffer physical injury, medical harm in custody, property loss, or other harms flowing from misconduct by CBP, ICE, or other federal entities, the FTCA may offer a path to damages recovery.

The FTCA requires counsel to navigate strict presentment rules, deadlines, and exceptions. The program will focus on FTCA administrative claim preservation and presentation, including how to identify the proper agency, build an evidence record, and present a claim that is ready and defensible.

The panel will focus on completing Standard Form 95 (SF-95) to avoid common defects, including signature authority issues, incomplete fact statements, proof-of-receipt gaps, and issues with the "sum certain" requirement. This administrative stage is often only the first step. After exhausting administrative remedies, FTCA claims often move to litigation in federal court. The faculty will cover building the record to support these next steps

Listen as our panel explains how leveraging FTCA claims can support your clients and provide a measure of relief.