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AILA Press Releases


Dec 02, 2021

AILA Deeply Disappointed in Even Temporary Resurrection of MPP

AILA is deeply disappointed that politically motivated Attorneys General of Missouri and Texas have managed to temporarily resurrect the inhumane "Migrant Protection Protocols" known as Remain in Mexico, noting the result will be to undermine U.S. asylum ...

Dec 01, 2021

AILA President Allen Orr Responds to Latest Travel Bans

AILA President Allen Orr urged the Biden administration to implement common-sense reforms that will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 while reopening America, instead of travel bans that only serve to validate xenophobic and racist attitudes.

Nov 19, 2021

House Passes Immigration Measures as Part of Build Back Better Act

AILA welcomed the House passage of the Build Back Better Act which contains several immigration provisions, noting "While this is a critical first step, we still need real, lasting reform to our immigration laws to build out an immigration system that wil...

Nov 17, 2021

More than 40 Human and Civil Rights Leaders: Ongoing Mistreatment and Expulsions of Haitians and Asylum Seekers Will Stain Biden’s Legacy

AILA President Allen Orr and 42 other organizational leaders urge the Biden administration to change course, as it fails "to do the right thing at our Southern border and is causing harms to thousands of Black and Brown asylum seekers, families and indivi...

Nov 10, 2021

Major Settlement Changes How USCIS Adjudicates Work Permits for Nonimmigrant Spouses

AILA and litigation partners Wasden Banias and Steven Brown celebrate the historic settlement with DHS in Shergill, et al. v. Mayorkas, which provides structural changes for nonimmigrant H-4 and L-2 spouses suffering from long-delayed processing times for...

Nov 08, 2021

AILA and Members File Class Action Challenging Huge USCIS Processing Delays on Work Permits

49 plaintiffs represented by AILA, Farshad Owji, Aaron Hall, Charles Kuck, and Greg Siskind filed a class action lawsuit against DHS and USCIS over the extreme processing delays on applications for EADs for noncitizens who are seeking Adjustment of Status...

Oct 29, 2021

AILA Welcomes Termination Memo Intended to End the “Migrant Protection Protocols” Permanently

AILA welcomed the Biden administration's memo to terminate the "Migrant Protection Protocols", with AILA President Allen Orr noting, "May this be the beginning of the final end to this despicable program undermining U.S. asylum law."

Oct 28, 2021

U.S. Employers Settle Lawsuit Challenging USCIS’ Unlawful Denial of H-1B Petitions Filed by American Businesses

AILA and our litigation partners announced the approved settlement in a class action lawsuit challenging USCIS's pattern and practice of arbitrarily denying H-1B nonimmigrant employment-based petitions for market research analyst positions.

Oct 27, 2021

AILA President Allen Orr Celebrates National Pro Bono Week with RFK Human Rights Award Winner Guerline Jozef and Urges Continued Efforts to Help Haiti

AILA President Allen Orr shared insights as he celebrates National Pro Bono Week with Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Winner Guerline Jozef and urges continued efforts to help Haitians in need of protection.

Oct 27, 2021

DHS Secretary Strengthens Protections from Enforcement Actions for Sensitive Locations

AILA President Allen Orr welcomed the new sensitive locations memo from DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas but noted, "Without accountability, ICE and other DHS agents will have the leeway to continue as they have under the previous administration. That wou...

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