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Oct 06, 2022

AILA President Responds to Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Remand of DACA Litigation

AILA President Jeremy McKinney reviewed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals remand of the State of Texas v. USA litigation and noted, "Congress must act immediately … Protecting Dreamers permanently is right, true to America's values, and ultimately bene...

Sep 13, 2022

AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, and NPNA — in Conjunction with Telemundo Stations — Partner for the 17th AILA Citizenship Day with In-Person and Virtual

AILA, NALEO Educational Fund, and NPNA are proud to co-host the 17th AILA Citizenship Day, taking place in person and virtually on and in the lead up to National Citizenship Day on Saturday, September 17, 2022, bringing together expert volunteers to help ...

Sep 08, 2022

New Public Charge Regulation Welcome, and More Welcoming

AILA President Jeremy McKinney and American Immigration Council Managing Director of Programs Jorge Loweree respond to the new public charge regulations published today by the Biden Administration.

Sep 08, 2022

AILA: Massive Effort by USCIS to Issue Visas Shows Need for Congressional Investment to Catch Up Fully with Backlogs

AILA commends USCIS and DOS for the successful effort to process employment-based visas reflected in the October Visa Bulletin but despite that, many individuals "are now faced with visa retrogression and others, particularly those in the family backlog, ...

Sep 06, 2022

New Edition of Waivers Resource Released by AILA

The fourth edition of The Waivers Book: Strategies for Overcoming Inadmissibility, Removability, and Other Barriers to Immigration Benefits is now available; the new edition has been expanded to cover asking the government to exercise its waiver-like disc...

Aug 24, 2022

Biden Administration Moves to Shore Up DACA Protections but Congress Needs to Act

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...

Aug 09, 2022

AILA Urges Swift Passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act

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...

Aug 03, 2022

The American Immigration Lawyers Association Urges Senators to Do No Harm to Immigrants

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 ...

Jul 21, 2022

AILA President Jeremy McKinney Responds to SCOTUS Move Keeping ICE Priorities On Hold

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...

Jul 11, 2022

AILA’s Immigration Law Practice and Procedure Manual: A “Cookbook” of Essential Practice Materials: Second Edition Now Shipping!

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 ...

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