AILA President Jeff Joseph responded to the House's passage of the budget reconciliation bill, in which Congress provided DHS with an additional $70 billion in funding that enables the agency to operate through fiscal year 2029 without future appropriatio...
AILA recognizes Andrew Rankin with the 2026 Sam Williamson Mentor Award, in acknowledgment of his outstanding efforts and excellent counsel to immigration attorneys by providing mentoring assistance.
AILA recognizes the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) with the 2026 Michael Maggio Memorial Pro Bono Award for outstanding efforts in providing pro bono representation in the immigration field.
AILA recognizes Ko Lyn Cheang and St. John Barned-Smith of the San Francisco Chronicle with the 2026 Media Leadership Award, given to individuals whose efforts in the media most accurately depict immigration and immigrants.
AILA recognizes K. Catherine Walker with the 2026 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award for her outstanding contributions made as a young lawyer in the field of immigration and nationality law.
AILA recognizes Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg and Alexander Smith with the 2026 Jack Wasserman Memorial Award for excellence in litigation in the field of immigration law. Each winner was nominated for their superlative legal skills and impact through litigat...
AILA recognizes the Asylum Law Clinic at Southwestern Law School with the 2026 Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award for outstanding service in advancing the cause of human rights.
As direct armed conflict continues in Iran and across the region, AILA commends bicameral Democratic action echoing AILA's call for protections for Iranian nationals who are unable to return home and urges similar protections for people unable to return s...
