AILA and the American Immigration Council welcomed newly published regulations that codify the DACA program. AILA President Jeremy McKinney noted, "These regulations are essential, but laws are for lasting change," and called on Congress to "pass legislat...
AILA welcomes the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral "Afghan Adjustment Act" which would help Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover find safety and security in the United States. This bill enables the United States to keep its promises to the Afghan...
AILA urges senators to keep the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" focused on deficit reduction, the climate crisis, and prescription drug prices, and to vote no on any amendments that would exclude or harm immigrant communities and that would function as ...
In this statement, AILA President Jeremy McKinney responds to the U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 vote to maintain a nationwide injunction blocking the Biden Administration from setting prosecutorial discretion policies for ICE. The court also decided to take up t...
The 2nd edition of AILA's Immigration Law Practice and Procedure Manual: A "Cookbook" of Essential Practice Materials is now available, providing expanded "thorough, how-to guidance on preparing and filing many of the more common immigration applications ...
AILA announced the new Editor-in-Chief for the AILA Law Journal will be renowned expert Cyrus D. Mehta of New York, NY. Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia ends her tremendously successful service in the role for the first three years of the law journal's existence a...
In this statement, AILA President Jeremy McKinney responds to the announcement from Texas Governor Greg Abbott calling on Texas law enforcement officials and Texas National Guard members to illegally involve themselves in federal immigration policy.
AILA welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Biden v. Texas, which affirmed the Biden Administration's authority to end the ‘Remain in Mexico' policy, officially known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).
Jeremy McKinney was installed as AILA's President for the 2022-23 term and the following officers were elected today: Farshad Owji as President-Elect, Kelli J. Stump as First Vice President, Jeff Joseph as Second Vice President, Alexis S. Axelrad as Treas...
AILA recognizes Charles Oppenheim with the Founders Award, which is given from time to time to the person or entity having the most substantial impact on the field of immigration law or policy.
