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May 30, 2024

AILA Presents Alberto M. Benitez with the 2024 Elmer Fried Excellence in Teaching Award

AILA recognizes Alberto M. Benitez of George Washington University Law School with the 2024 Elmer Fried Excellence in Teaching Award.

May 30, 2024

Audio Recording of May 30, 2024, Press Briefing with Rep. Stanton and AILA and Council Border Policy Experts

Listen in on the press briefing featuring Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ), AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson, AILA Senior GR Director Greg Chen, and American Immigration Council Senior Fellow Dara Lind as they discussed possible border solutions in t...

May 29, 2024

AILA Presents Rex Chen with the 2024 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award

AILA recognizes Rex Chen with the 2024 Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law.

May 28, 2024

AILA Presents Paulina Reyes-Perrariz with the 2024 Arthur C. Helton Memorial Human Rights Award

AILA recognizes Paulina Reyes-Perrariz with the 2024 Arthur C. Helton Memorial Human Rights Award for outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights.

May 23, 2024

AILA Presents Allen Orr with the 2024 Advocacy Award

AILA recognizes Allen Orr with the 2024 Advocacy Award for outstanding efforts in support of AILA's advocacy agenda.

May 09, 2024

AILA Senior Director of Government Relations Shares Insights on Asylum Rule Notice

Greg Chen responds to the advance copy of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would give authority to asylum officers to apply existing security and terrorism related bars during the initial screening process for credible fear.

Apr 12, 2024

AILA President Welcomes Biden Administration’s Moves on Ethiopian TPS as well as DED and Special Student Relief for Palestinian Nationals

AILA President Farshad Owji responded to the Biden Administration's recent actions to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia and to introduce additional measures for certain Palestinian nationals.

Apr 04, 2024

AILA: Automatic Extension of Work Permits Will Help American Economy, Workers, and Families

AILA Senior Director of Government Relations Sharvari Dalal-Dheini welcomed the news that USCIS will modify the period of automatic extensions of work permits for up to 540 days; this change was one of the ten policy recommendations AILA recently made to ...

Mar 19, 2024

AILA Executive Director: SCOTUS Wrong to Allow TX SB4 Implementation

AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson responded to the U.S. Supreme Court allowing Texas to implement SB.4, saying it "threatens to create chaos."

Mar 15, 2024

AILA Executive Director Urges Biden Administration to Offer Haitians Safety in this Time of Turmoil

AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson urged the Biden Administration to take immediate action as Haiti faces immense challenges and use "all of the tools in the executive branch's toolbox" to help offer security and safety to those affected, including exten...

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